PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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Sep 13, 2014 - Sep 14, 2014
Leather-Upholstered Side Chair designed by Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, Austria, 1903-1905, probably made at the Kohn workshops, steam-bent European beech, red leather seat with button banding, 39-1/4 x 17-1/4 x 17-1/2 in., some warping to rear stiles, scratches and abrasions to upholstery, some stains and finish losses to frame; chip to underside of one ball form return at seat frame. Notes: Exhibited: "A Thing of Beauty", High Museum, Atlanta, 1980. Published: "A Thing of Beauty" exhibition catalog No. F.9. Catalog notes: "This chair was designed by Hoffmann for the dining room of the Purkersdorf Sanitorium [Vienna] in about 1903-1905. It was probably made at the workshop of the Kohn factory, although he also designed furniture for the more well-known Thonet company". As icons of modern design, chairs from this suite have been widely published.. Provenance: A Private Atlanta Collection
some warping to rear stiles, scratches and abrasions to upholstery, some stains and finish losses to frame
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