KOLOMAN MOSER (1868-1918) - Lot 36

KOLOMAN MOSER (1868-1918) Model 3134 writing desk with mahogany-stained bent-beech structure on all sides, opening with three drawers in the waistband and green felt desk pad on the top, curved full back with central beveled mirror at the top. Brass handles with keyways and ornaments. 113cm x 56cm and 105cm high. Published by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Vienna, Austria, 1902. Desk originally shown at an exhibition in Turin in 1902, then in St. Louis in 1904 and London in 1906. Slight distortion, marks and scratches from use, mainly on the back. Bibliography : 1906 Kohn catalog, model reproduced on page 58; Giovanni Renzi, "Il mobile moderno, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, Jacob & Josef Kohn", Silvana Editoriale, Milan, 2008, model reproduced on page 86.