20th Century Thonet Side Table "Fledermaus", Design Josef Hoffmann, AT ca. 1906

Remarkable round Art Nouveau coffee table "Fledermaus" designed by the famous Austrian architect and founder of the "Wiener Werkstaette" Josef Hoffmann around 1906 for the company of Thonet. This iconic design was built by both "giants" of bentwood furniture at this time - Thonet & J&J Kohn - and became world renowned as part of the inventory for the famous Viennese cabaret/ coffeehouse "2Fledermaus" in Austria. This gorgeous Art Nouveau table was made of fine beechwood, typical for Thonet furniture, and trimmed to a dark brown mahogany tone with a beautiful hand-polished shellac finish. This elegant early 20th century side table comes in absolute great restored condition. As you may see a lot of faked copies on the market, especially of this model, this masterpiece is an absolute original showing the rests of the wellknown paper mark under the tables base. A real beautiful piece of early 20th century Viennese secession furniture from the pen of Josef Hoffmann for the company of Thonet.