Art Nouveau Armchair by Gustav Siegel for Thonet, 1890s

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Object: armchair
design: gustav siegel, vienna around 1899 (not otto wagner according to renzi 2018)
model number: model 6142 (derived … Read more Object: armchair
design: gustav siegel, vienna around 1899 (not otto wagner according to renzi 2018)
model number: model 6142 (derived from model 714/f from kohn)
execution: thonet, vienna around 1905
dimensions in cm (h x w x d): 78 x 58 x 58
material: bentwood beech (dark stained walnut), beech plywood (backrest), viennese wicker
condition: good original condition with signs of wear
provenance: viennese private collection
literature: la poltrona moderna - the modern armchair, renzi & borgia, 2018, p.21 / thonet central anzeiger, 1905, volume 13, p.8 / gebrüder thonet, catalog 1906, p. 34 / gebrüder thonet vienna - supplement iii to and catalog 1911, 1915, p. 109 / jacob & josef kohn catalog, 1909, p. 21 / josef hoffmann and his circle - furniture 1900-1930, galerie alt wien munich, p. 37 / josef hoffmann and his circle - furniture 1900 -1930, galerie alt wien munich, p.38 / thonet brothers new york - austrian bentwood furniture 1906/1907, peter ellenberg collection, edition volutes1900 / gebrüder thonet - technical help book for furniture components, foot connections, 1909, p. 6 / gebrüder thonet - technical manual for furniture components, straight front feet, 1909, p. 3

additional information:
forefoot model no. 756
foot connection model no. 40 this piece has an attribution mark,
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