Original Art Nouveau Armchair Model 716/F by Gustav Siegel for Jacob & Josef Kohn, 1901

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Item: armchair (2 available)
design: gustav siegel (a student of josef hoffmann), vienna, circa 1900
model number: 716 (rare model)
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design: gustav siegel (a student of josef hoffmann), vienna, circa 1900
model number: 716 (rare model)
manufacturer: jacob & josef kohn, vienna, from 1901
dimensions in cm (h x w x d): 77 x 64 x 55
material: bent beech wood, lacquered black; fabric (backhausen: kassette md589a00, design by otto prutscher, circa 1905)
condition: professionally restored
provenance: private collection, vienna
bibliography: *la poltrona moderna - the modern armchair*, renzi & borgia, 2018, pp. 24–25 / jacob & josef kohn, 1916 catalog, p. 40

additional information:
armchair no. 716, designed by gustav siegel around 1900, is directly derived from the better-known model no. 715. The numbering suggests that the model already existed in 1902, but it was not illustrated in catalogs until after 1904. Except for the upholstered sides, it is identical to model no. 715. The introduction of upholstered side panels was also tested on other existing models. These include, for example, models 718 and 721. Along with model no. 719, it was the armchair with the most expensive frame. Because of the upholstery, it became the most expensive model of all, which is why it is very difficult to find and extremely rare. This piece has an attribution mark,
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