Art Nouveau Dining Chairs from Prof. Josef Hoffmann / Robert Fix, Vienna, Austria, 1900s, Set of 3

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Object: armchair (3 examples available)
design: professor josef hoffmann / robert fix (vienna, 1901)
model number: “london”
manufacturer: portois & … Read more Object: armchair (3 examples available)
design: professor josef hoffmann / robert fix (vienna, 1901)
model number: “london”
manufacturer: portois & fix (vienna, from 1901 onward)
dimensions in cm (h x w x d x sh): 90 x 46 x 55 x 45
material: mahogany, brass, leather
condition: professionally restored
provenance: private collection, greater vienna area

literature:
das interieur, 1901, pp. 157 & 169 / kunst und kunsthandwerk, a. Von scala, vol. Iv, 1901, issue 1, p. 2 / kunst und kunsthandwerk, a. Von scala, vol. Iv, 1901, issues 8/9, p. 412 / deutsche kunst und dekoration, vol. 11, 1902–1903, alexander koch, darmstadt, p. 82 / pariser esprit und wiener moderne. Die firma portois & fix, monika wenzl-bachmayer (ed.), 2008, p. 22 / decristoforo, b. (2009). Portois & fix – a viennese interior design company of modernism [unpublished diploma thesis]. University of vienna, p. 105

additional information:
the “london model” chairs by portois & fix, designed by prof. Josef hoffmann and/or robert fix around 1901, represent the refined craftsmanship of early 20th-century viennese furniture production. Crafted from mahogany, these chairs combine functionality with elegant aesthetic form. They were exhibited in 1902 at the “exhibition of austrian fine arts and decorative furnishing” in london, as well as at the international exhibition of modern decorative art in turin. In 1906, they were also presented at the “imperial royal austrian exhibition, vienna–paris” in london. The chairs reflect the transition from traditional to modern design concepts characteristic of viennese workshops around 1900. I have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs,
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