JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)

Lot 110
07.12.2023 11:00UTC -05:00
Classic
Sold
$ 50 400
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 1105302
Lot 110 | JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)

Rare and Early Pair of Inlaid Side Chairs for Gustav Pollak, Vienna, 1901-02

executed by Portois & Fix, Vienna

rosewood and satinwood marquetry veneer, hammered brass, velvet upholstery

36 ¼ x 18 ¼ x 18 1⁄8 in. (92.1 x 46.4 x 46 cm)

each with a brass plate stamped 23363





Provenance

Executed for the study of Gustav Pollak, Brahmsplatz 2, Vienna, 1901-1902

Private Collection, Australia

Acquired from the above by the present owner



Literature

Innen-Dekoration, Bd. XIII, 1902, pp.133-134 (for images of the Pollak apartment, likely illustrating the current lot, and a discussion of the commission)

E. Seckler, Josef Hoffmann The Architectural Work, Princeton, 1985, pp. 57, 260, 273, (for discussions of the commission)

C. Thun-Hohenstein, M. Boeckl, R. Franz, C. Witt-Dörring, Josef Hoffmann 1870-1956: Progress Through Beauty, Basel, 2021, p. 64, Fig. 3. (for an illustration of the en-suite armchair from this commission exhibited at the recent MAK retrospective)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
20 Rockefeller Plaza
10020 New York
USA
Preview
01.12.2023 10:00 – 18:00
02.12.2023 10:00 – 17:00
03.12.2023 10:00 – 17:00
04.12.2023 10:00 – 18:00
05.12.2023 10:00 – 17:00
06.12.2023 10:00 – 17:00
Phone +1 212 636 2000
Fax +1 212 636 4930
Email
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase
Shipping Postal service
Courier service
pickup by yourself
Payment methods Wire Transfer
Business hoursBusiness hours
Mo 09:30 – 17:00   
Tu 09:30 – 17:00   
We 09:30 – 17:00   
Th 09:30 – 17:00   
Fr 09:30 – 17:00   
Sa closed
Su closed

More from Creator

JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
$800
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
$1 500
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1957)
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1957)
€800
Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956)
Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956)
€4 000
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
$4 000
Hoffmann, Josef Pirnitz 1870 - 1956 Wien
Hoffmann, Josef Pirnitz 1870 - 1956 Wien
€250
Pair of chairs
Pair of chairs
€500
Coffee table with circular top, four pillar legs connected to the base and spherical elements at the top
Coffee table with circular top, four pillar legs connected to the base and spherical elements at the top
€300

Related terms