Chairs By Gustav Siegel For Kohn

Armchairs by Gustav Siegel for Kohn (model no. 715).Beech, bentwood, brown stained. J. & J. Kohn /Teschen-Austria (punch mark)six pieces, available still not restored which means the wood can be stained in every color on request also the seat and backside can be upholstered with every fabric or leather on request.there are also two very similar by Thonet available (pictures can be send on request)delivery time will be about 4-6 weeksThe model with legs in brass sleeves(ends) was exhibited at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris in the space of J. & J. Kohn, where he was awarded the Grand Prix. The successful design was imitated not only internally by the firm Kohn, but also in the Gebr. Thonet and other Austro-Hungarian bend wood furnitures producers. It was also an inspiration for Otto Wagner for his armchair of dispatch offices of the newspaper 'Die Zeit' and the Vienna postal savings bank.ref.: Jirí Uhlír, Vom Wiener Stuhl zum ArchitektenmöBel, Köln 2009, S. 80; Ausst. Kat. bentwood and Metal Furniture 1850-1946, Derek E. Ostergard Hrsg., The American Federation of Arts, New York 1987, Abb. S. 114, Nr. 4-45 u. S. 237, Nr. 38; Herstellerkatalog J. & J. Kohn, Der Katalog von 1916, Nachdruck 1980, S. 40, Nr. 715 F.