Lot 454
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WOLFGANG HOFFMANN (1900–1969) FOR THE HOWELL FURNITURE COMPANY
COFFEE TABLE, CIRCA 1930
Auction: Design Since 1860
£1,250
Description
chromium-plated steel
Dimensions
62.5cm diameter, 43cm high
Provenance
Provenance: Private Collection, London
Footnote
Note: Wolfgang Hoffmann was the son of Joseph Hoffman, co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätte in Austria. He and his wide Pola emigrated to the US in 1925 where they set up a design studio. Along with Kem Weber they conceived the 1931 Modern Design Exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. From 1934-1942 Hoffmann was a designer for the Howell Furniture Company in Illinois.