GUSTAV SIEGEL
| About the artist | 1880 – Vienna – 1968 |
| Designed by | Gustav Siegel, 1901 |
| Executed by | J. & J. Kohn, model no. 717 |
| Dimensions | Armchairs: H 89 cm, SH 45 cm, W 53 cm, D 53 cm Chairs: H 89 cm, SH 45 cm, W 41 cm, D 42 cm |
| Material | Bent beech wood, stained and polished, repolished, cast brass fittings, re-upholstered |
| Provenance | private property, Austria |
| Literature | G. Renzi, Milano, 2008, Il mobile moderno, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, Jacob & Josef Kohn, pp. 58 ff; Italian sales catalogue, J. & J. Kohn, 1906; Kunst und Kunsthandwerk, 1902, vol. V, p. 9 |
The chairs were first presented as part of a dining room ensemble at the winter exhibition at the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry (MAK) in 1901/02.
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