Lot 87
Jan Kotěra (1871 - 1923) TWO ART NOUVEAU ARMCHAIRS

1902
stained oak wood, brass, upholstery
83 x 61 x 55 cm (h x w x d)

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55 000 CZK
| 2 292 €

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The chairs were designed by Jan Kotěra in 1902 for the interior of the study room of Karel Hoffmeister (piano teacher at the Prague Conservatory). Most of J. Kotěra's furniture collection for K. Hoffmeister is now owned by the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague (inv. no. 73.500-512). Lit.: D. Karasová, Furniture and Interior, in: V. Šlapeta et al., Jan Kotěra 1871–1923. Founder of Modern Czech Architecture, Prague 2001, pp. 281–283, p. 285-