J.&J. Kohn - Chair (4) - Polychrome wood

Set of four bentwood chairs – Jacob & Josef Kohn, second half of the 19th century

Set consisting of four bentwood chairs from the renowned Jacob & Josef Kohn manufactory, dating to the second half of the 19th century.

The chairs belong to the same model but are not perfectly identical: the wood finish shows a slight difference in two pairs, one slightly darker than the other. This characteristic does not compromise the overall harmony and allows them to be placed in the same room or around the same table, even more accentuating their historicity, authenticity and the charm of the era.

These are collectible objects, expressions of the excellence of bentwood furniture production, in a period of great technical and stylistic innovation. Jacob & Josef Kohn was indeed one of the leading and most important competitors of the famous Thonet company.

Historical notes:
Jacob & Josef Kohn is a renowned Austro-Hungarian furniture manufacturer and interior designer, founded in Vienna in 1849. Jacob Kohn initially started the company in the timber industry; from 1867, together with his son Josef, he directed production toward bentwood furniture. Thanks to branches in Berlin, Paris, London and Hamburg, the company became, from 1882 onwards, one of the leading producers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, establishing itself as a direct competitor of Thonet.