And another rare and important armchair by Josef Hoffmann for sale at the NYC Wiener Werkstätte auction of March 3, 2011.
JOSEF HOFFMANN
Rare armchair, ca. 1903
Wood, leather, brass. 40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm.) high
ESTIMATE $70,000-90,000
Die Zeit Armchair by Otto Wagner
Die Zeit Armchair by Otto Wagner is another chair in the important Wiener Werkstätte auction in NYC coming March 3, 2011:
OTTO WAGNER
Rare armchair, for the dispatch bureau of Die Zeit, Vienna, ca. 1902
Beechwood, nickel-plated metal, aluminum, cord, fabric. 30 3/4 in. (78.1 cm.) high Produced by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Austria. Underside stamped with “J. & J. Kohn/Teschen Austria.â€
ESTIMATE $35,000-45,000
via Phillips de Pury & Company.
My view: It seems very similar to the Postsparkasse chair….and already Art Deco.
See for instance the one that was auctioned, but probably held up at Wright in 2006:
According to Wright made by:
Thonet
Austria, 1906
stained beech wood, aluminum, upholstery
21.75 w x 23.25 d x 31 h inchesVienna’s Postparkasse, or Post Office Savings Bank, is Otto Wagner’s most important public commission and a landmark of modern architecture. This project illustrates Wagner’s pioneering use of aluminum as a new and modern material in architecture and design. Produced in a small series exclusively for the board room of the Post Office Savings Bank, this armchair utilizes aluminum both as a durable material for everyday use, and as a detail that fuses the design with overall architectural concept. Signed with manufacturer’s paper label to underside: [Thonet Wien] and stamped: [Thonet].
In 2008 a similar chair fetched $16,250 at Christie’s in a NYC sale.
In London at Christies there was not much interest in two leather upholstered ones in 2007 ($2,559) See Lot.
In 2000 at Christie’s (again NYC) this ebonized with aluminum one fetched $35,250.
Cord versus upholstery vs leather? Thonet vs J&J Kohn – who, mind you, later acquired the certain parts of the Thonet portfolio? New World loving this chair more than the Old World? Many questions…
Curious what this one will fetch in NYC.
Steel Bench by Josef Hoffmann
Note to self: Did I add Phillips de Pury and Company’s site to my list of fame? No … Done now. Reason is an important upcoming auction in NYC of Wiener Werkstatte design, The period that attracted me to chairs in the first place, as many of the designers of that era worked for Thonet as well.
JOSEF HOFFMANN
Bench, ca. 1906
Painted iron, painted wood. 33 x 57 x 23 in. (83.8 x 144.8 x 58.4 cm.) Manufactured by August Kitschelt’s Erben, Austria. Inside of one leg impressed with “AUGUST KITSCHELTS”.
ESTIMATE $25,000-35,000
How to build your own Windsor Chair from a Kit
Via Twitter I discovered Marc Spagnuolo, the @WoodWhisperer who publishes very nice videos on his site The Wood Wisperer. Here one about how to build your own Windsor Chair from a kit which gives a great insight in the building process. It teaches me there are various models of the Windsor Chair. This one is called a Bow Back Windsor
Photo by Windsor Chair Online
Limu Chair by Sandro Lopez
Limu is a chair designed by Milan, Italy based Sandro Lopez for the Elit Collection of Pircher
Via Design Milk.