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Salon Suite by Josef Hoffmann

Vienna around 1907, named "Fledermaus-Sitzgruppe"

The so-called Fle­d­er­maus-Gruppe” got its name from the epony­mous Vien­nese cabaret Fle­d­er­maus” which was fur­nished with this mod­el by Josef Hoffmann.

Con­sist­ing of a bench, two arm­chairs and four sidechairs, in sol­id beech­wood and bent beech­wood, Mahogany stained and pol­ished. Backs with mould­ed, bent back­rest ribs and a cen­ter medal­lion, seat and sup­ports ter­mi­nat­ing in a ball. 

Absolute­ly rare, still with the orig­i­nal suede tapes­try with flo­ral pat­tern, in amaz­ing condition.

Pro­duced by Fir­ma Mundus”

Literature
Deutsche Kun­st und Deko­ra­tion, Dezem­ber 1908“, p. 159, Sales Cat­a­logue of Jacob & Josef Kohn”, Vien­na 1916; also depict­ed in Bent Wood and Met­al Fur­ni­ture: 1850 – 1946“, pub­lished by The Amer­i­can Fed­er­a­tion of Arts, 1987 New York
Wiener Werk­stätte Kun­st und Handw­erk 1903- 1932”, Wern­er J. Schweiger, Edi­tion CH Brandstätter
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One Bench W: 119 cm, T: 52 cm, H: 84 cm
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Two Armchairs W: 53 cm, T: 50 cm, H: 84 cm
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Four Sidechairs W: 55 cm, D: 43 cm, H: 84 cm
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Poster for the Cabaret Fledermaus Left poster design by B. Löffler 1907, right by F. K. Delavillla
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Cabaret Fledermaus Left J. Hoffmann, the entrance area to the bar of the Cabaret Fledermaus, right the auditorium viewed from the stage
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Original chair by J. Hoffmann from the Cabaret Fledermaus around 1905