Kohn was an austrian furniture m.
J j kohn bentwood chair value.
We are delighted to this lovely and extremely rare original jacob josef bentwood bergère rattan bench jacob josef kohn also known as j.
It also has j kohn wsetin and a label very hard to read that says made in czechoslovakia.
This was made sometime between when kohn mundus merged in 1914 and 1923 when they merged with thonet.
Category 1890s austrian victorian antique jacob and josef kohn furniture.
John and mundus inc.
However this chair is marked on the underside inside rim with the faint writing j j kohn.
This lovely jacob and josef cane and bent beechwood chair delights with its simple yet elegant lines.
By tracey 6 years ago on identify antique furniture.
Well a current market value on this.
Kohn and thonet were austrian competitors around the same period so this is not surprising.
Jacob kohn together with his son josef kohn founded the enterprise in 1849.
Much was produced for export to america.
Kohn was an austrian furniture maker and interior designer in vienna.
I have 8 of these kohn mundus chairs i picked up for 75.
Kohn would later rise to become one of the leading furniture makers in austria hungary becoming one of the leading competitors of gebrüder thonet kohn worked together with artists of the wiener.
This chair is strikingly similar to the thonet no.
Jacob josef kohn also known as j.
One label clearly reads j j kohn mundus bentwood 25 27 west 32nd street new york ny.