Accession Nr.: 90.18.1
Artist/Maker:
Hoffmann, Josef (1870 - 1956) / designer
Manufacturer: Gebrüder Thonet Furniture Factory
Inscription: a lap alján ragasztott magyar nyelvű papírcímkén Thonet cégjelzés
Materials: beechwood
Techniques: bent; stained; turned
Dimensions:
diameter: 60 cm
height: 74 cm
The disc-shaped foot is edged with a copper band, supporting four pairs of cylindrical legs, with a turned, longish ball between each. The smooth, narrow frieze supports a round table top. There is a Hungarian language paper note with Thonet marking glued to the bottom of the top. The first variant of this table once belonged to the furnishing of the Fledermaus Cabaret in Vienna.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 8.5. (Lovay Zsuzsanna)