CT9 - 4 x Michael Thonet Style Bentwood Chair Krakow Early 20th Century Victorian

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Collection available from CT9 with prior arrangement.

Cash on collection only.

ALL ORIGINAL FINISH, Bears remains of makers label under seat.

Early 20th Century

Four Antique Bentwood Chairs made in Krakow, Poland in the style of Michael Thonet 1900’s

Fabulous shaped vintage bentwood dining bistro chairs.

THONET STYLE BENTWOOD BISTRO CHAIR; Period: 1869 and early 1900's; exceptional example of bentwood construction, ALL ORIGINAL FINISH.

It is in good sturdy vintage condition. The wood is beautifully aged! Sculptural bentwood beauty. Circa 1900's, goes super well with mid century, Deco, contemporary decor. Classic Thonet style. Age appropriate wear.

Material: Solid bentwood frame and thermoplastic compressed veneer seat;

The bentwood furniture industry is classic MODERN furniture design. The lasting aesthetic appeal of bentwood furniture was shared first by the aristocracy, subsequently by the middle classes as well as by the elite avant-garde artists. Kohn and Fishcel worked for Thonet in the original factory before setting up their own furniture companies - David Gabriel Fischel and Alexander Fischel worked in the Nowo-Radomsk factory; one of four factories the Thonet Brothers built, pre 1913 in Polish Russia. Fischels set up their own family factory as did the Kohn Brothers who had a factory in Krakow.

(Thonet's patent for bending wood expired in 1869; Kohn Bros., Fischel and others began manufacturing using the same heat steam bending wood techniques);

The Thonet style bentwood chair construction, was officially introduced in 1851 at the Crystal Palace in England. The Industrial Revolution 1760-1820/1840's saw the shift from traditional craft to modern production. Modern bentwood furniture production - ALL mid century modern pieces are based on exactly the same methods established in this chair more than a century ago.

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Posted: 51 days ago

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