Rare nesting tables, Josef Hoffmann, J&J Kohn 1906
A beautiful and rare set of four antique nesting tables by Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte 1906, produced by J&J Kohn, Vienna
This is the most rare and exclusive version with Hoffmann’s famous grid of squares on the sides and a glass top. The fabric under the glass inlay is the only part which has been replaced by a more recent reproduction of a design by Hoffmann. It is a high quality favric. The pattern has been woven, not printed. We think it matches the tables perfectly
The tables are in an amazing condition for their age. They can be interlocked like drawers. This kind of adjustability, as well as the grid based, geometric design was an important source of inspiration for machine age thinking and modernism in general, including art history
