Josef HOFFMANN (after) & WITTMANN MÖBELWERKSTÄTTEN (manu - Lot 28

Josef HOFFMANN (after) & WITTMANN MÖBELWERKSTÄTTEN (manufacturer) "Fledermaus" living room set in stained bentwood, comprising a table with a slightly concave circular top incorporating a glass panel with a black enamel geometric design, blue and cream on a slightly recessed four-legged base with tubular legs joined at the top and bottom by a small sphere on a circular base edged with brass, and four chairs with curved, enveloping backs and oval seats adorned with four small spheres on the underside, on an angled base with tubular legs joined by a low horseshoe-shaped crossbar. Backrest and seat covered in black and blue geometric patterned fabric on a cream background (wear and scratches). Manufacturer’s plate on the back of each piece. Table: H. 66 cm – Diam. 66 cm Chairs: H. 74 cm – L. 41 cm – D. 46 cm Provenance: private collection, Austria. History: This set is a contemporary reissue of the designs created by Josef Hoffmann in 1907 for the decor of the Fledermaus cabaret in Vienna. Following an initial historic production by the firm Jacob & Josef Kohn, Wittmann now offers reissues of these iconic designs. Bibliography: Jacob & Josef Kohn Sales Catalog – 1911–1912, Vienna, circa 1911, a variant of our table listed under no. 728½ and reproduced on p. 96. Jacob & Josef Kohn Sales Catalog – Curved Wood Furniture – Der catalog von 1916, Verlag Dr. Graham Dry, Munich, 1982, similar table and chair models listed under nos. 728a and 728/T, reproduced on p. 37. Collective, Josef Hoffmann Wien, Jugendstil und Zwanziger Jahre, catalog of the eponymous exhibition from May 25 to August 14, 1983, at the Bellerive Museum in Zurich, Kunstgewerbemuseum und Museum Bellerive, Zurich, 1983, variants of our models listed under no. 57 on pp. 58 and 115 and reproduced under no. 35 on p. 58. Recreation Josef Hoffmann – Wittmann Hayon Workshop by Jaime Hayon, Wittmann Möbelwerkstätten sales catalog, Milan, 2017, variations of our models reproduced on p. 45.