Childs Black Bentwood Chair by Austrian Maker J&J Kohn Late 19th Century

Childs black bentwood chair by renowned Austrian makers Jacob & Joseph Kohn. 19th century "J&J Kohn" stamp to underside of chair. This chair appears in an 1881 catalogue of J & J Kohn held in the Winterthur Museum Library.

Charming childs chair in very attractive age worn condition.

Jacob & Josef Kohn, also known as J. & J. Kohn, was an Austrian furniture maker and interior designer in Vienna. Jacob Kohn together with his son Josef Kohn founded the enterprise in 1849. Kohn would later rise to become one of the leading furniture makers in Austria-Hungary, becoming one of the leading competitors of Gebruder Thonet. Kohn worked together with artists of the Wiener Werkstatte and Josef Hoffmann in the design of many pieces. The Kohns received many awards and prices for their work. They received a Spanish Royal Warrant of Appointment as purveyors of the royal house (Proveedor de la Real Casa). Kohn‘s works can be seen in a number of museum today, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and Disseny Hub Barcelona.