20th Century Design - 21st September 2011

Lot 406

A J & J Kohn Buenos Aires beech and plywood settee

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1000

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Description

A J & J Kohn Buenos Aires beech and plywood settee, designed by Josef Hoffmann, with inlaid decorative brass borders and brass decorative studs impressed mark, remains of paper label Literature Wolfgang Bauer Bel Etage exhibition catalogue 2006, page 34-35 for a comparable example The Chair Christie's King Street, 11th May 1999, lot 41 page 32 for a comparable example of an armchair. This design takes its name from an exhibition, which included this chair by Josef Hoffmann, organised by J & J Kohn held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1910.