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Pair of JACOB & JOSEF KOHN rockers. Austria, second half of the 19th century. Walnut wood. With marks of use. Active xylophages. With remains of labels. Measurements: 105 x 55 x 92 cm. The legs and armrests of this pair of rocking chairs are made up of a single curved structure of organic inspiration. The backrests, for their part, are based on a play of straight and openwork shapes. They were manufactured by the company J & J Kohn, founded by Jacob Kohn (1791-1868) and his son Josef (1814-1884) in 1867 in Wsetin (Moravia), in the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Kohn challenged the privilege of exclusive production of bent furniture held by Thonet, its creator, since 1856; a privilege which, in view of a negative ruling by the authorities, Thonet did not attempt to renew. Kohn soon became a strong competitor in the bent beech wood sector, in which it is a historical benchmark alongside the Thonet brothers. The company's early prominence was demonstrated by its highly acclaimed participation in the Vienna World Exhibition in 1873. From then on, Jacob &Josef Kohn exhibited at the expositions in Philadelphia (1876), Paris (1878, silver medal), Barcelona (1888), Glasgow (1901), Turin (1902), St. Louis (1904), Milan, London and Bucharest (1906) and Buenos Aires and Munich (1910). She was also awarded the Grand Prix at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900. Kohn teamed up with renowned architects and designers of the day, with Otto Wagner, Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser and Hans Prutscher producing designs for her. After an initial phase dedicated to the production of curved chairs in the Thonet line, the company developed, during the eighties, an extensive historicist production. With the turn of the century came the stylistic evolution, focusing since then on the new trends in the decorative arts. In this sense, the chair that Adolf Loos (1870-1933) designed for Kohn in 1899, destined for the Café Museum in Vienna, stands out as the main reference point. Today, works by Jacob & Josef Kohn can be found in museums and institutions all over the world, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Orsay Museum in Paris.

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Pair of JACOB & JOSEF KOHN rockers. Austria, second half of the 19th century. Walnut wood. With marks of use. Active xylophages. With remains of labels. Measurements: 105 x 55 x 92 cm. The legs and armrests of this pair of rocking chairs are made up of a single curved structure of organic inspiration. The backrests, for their part, are based on a play of straight and openwork shapes. They were manufactured by the company J & J Kohn, founded by Jacob Kohn (1791-1868) and his son Josef (1814-1884) in 1867 in Wsetin (Moravia), in the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Kohn challenged the privilege of exclusive production of bent furniture held by Thonet, its creator, since 1856; a privilege which, in view of a negative ruling by the authorities, Thonet did not attempt to renew. Kohn soon became a strong competitor in the bent beech wood sector, in which it is a historical benchmark alongside the Thonet brothers. The company's early prominence was demonstrated by its highly acclaimed participation in the Vienna World Exhibition in 1873. From then on, Jacob &Josef Kohn exhibited at the expositions in Philadelphia (1876), Paris (1878, silver medal), Barcelona (1888), Glasgow (1901), Turin (1902), St. Louis (1904), Milan, London and Bucharest (1906) and Buenos Aires and Munich (1910). She was also awarded the Grand Prix at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900. Kohn teamed up with renowned architects and designers of the day, with Otto Wagner, Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser and Hans Prutscher producing designs for her. After an initial phase dedicated to the production of curved chairs in the Thonet line, the company developed, during the eighties, an extensive historicist production. With the turn of the century came the stylistic evolution, focusing since then on the new trends in the decorative arts. In this sense, the chair that Adolf Loos (1870-1933) designed for Kohn in 1899, destined for the Café Museum in Vienna, stands out as the main reference point. Today, works by Jacob & Josef Kohn can be found in museums and institutions all over the world, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Orsay Museum in Paris.

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