Cane Dining Room Tables

Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova, ´Torbecchia´ dining room set; table, bench and four chairs, walnut, cane, Italy, circa 1964. This dining room set contains one table, a bench and...

Chinoiserie-style burl and black lacquer dining set by Henredon of Morganton, NC, USA circa 1980. Oval table is composed of a burl inset surfa...

Bistro dining table in bentwood and cane designed by Michael Thonet. Originally designed in the 1860s and produced by Thonet in the 20th century by multiple factories. Size: chairs: 57x49x96.5 seat height 46 Arm height 67 centimeter table: ø85.5 height 75 centimeter Condition: used. The lacquer has worn out on some places. The stained beech wood has discoloration. Cane in the table top is good. The cane in two seats is damaged. The cane in one back is damaged. One arm has a crack in a curve. Some small wood details are missing. The cane can be repaired or replaced professionally on request. Michael Thonet The development of bentwood for use in furniture is one of history’s most significant innovations in design. A range of renowned mid-century modern designers such as Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen, and Charles and Ray Eames drew heavily on this technological advancement, and the success of their enduring works owes to the efforts of pioneering German-Austrian industrialist and designer Michael Thonet — founder of Thonet and widely considered the father of bentwood furniture. Bentwood furniture dates as far back as the Middle Ages, but it is the 19th-century cabinetmaker and master of parquetry Michael Thonet who is most often associated with this now-classic technique. Thonet in 1856 patented a method for bending solid wood through the use of steam, and from there, the bentwood look skyrocketed to furniture fame. He experimented with bending birch rods into rounded shapes — forming delicately seductive, curving Art Nouveau creations that were a daring departure from the heavy, hand-carved designs attributed to his contemporaries. The Boppard-born Thonet honed his carpentry skills in his father’s workshop, where he carried out experiments with plywood and modified the Biedermeier chairs that populated the studio. He received an invitation from Austrian Chancellor Prince Metternich to contribute Neo-Rococo interiors to the Liechtenstein City Palace in Vienna. From there, the cabinetmaker gained international recognition, including at London’s Great Exhibition of 1851, which featured works created by members of the Arts and Crafts movement as well as industrial products. Thonet showed a range of furniture at the fair and won the bronze medal for his bentwood chairs. He ​​incorporated his family’s company, the Thonet Brothers — or Gebrüder Thonet — with his sons in 1853. Considered the world’s oldest mass-produced chair, Michael Thonet’s ubiquitous Chair No. 14 demonstrated that his patented bentwood technology made it possible to efficiently produce furniture on an industrial scale. Often called the Coffee House chair — the company’s first substantial order was for a Viennese coffeehouse — the No. 14 remains an icon. Thonet originally designed the chair in 1859, and it is considered the starting point for modern furniture. Composed of just six parts, the chair, with its simple, lightweight design, belies its durability. The No. 14 was followed by the No. 18, or the Bistro chair, in 1867, and the 209, or the Architect’s chair, of which Le Corbusier was a fan. (The influential Swiss-French architect and designer used Thonet furniture in his Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau at the 1925 International Exposition of Decorative Arts in Paris.) The business began mass-producing furniture. By the end of the 1850s, there were additional Thonet workshops in Eastern Europe and hundreds of employees. Michael Thonet’s reputation attracted the attention of notable architects including Otto Wagner, Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Thonet’s patented bentwood technology also yielded an improvement to rocking chairs for his company — in the middle of the 19th century, Michael produced a series of rockers in which the different curved parts were integrated into fluid, sinuous wholes. Thanks to Thonet, the humble rocker acquired something unexpected: style. And bentwood furniture was embraced by a series of design greats — the innovation can be found in the seating that Josef Hoffman designed for Thonet, in the elegant Superleggera chair created by Gio Ponti and Alvar Aalto’s expressive Paimio armchair...

Fabulous and hard to find pair of vintage bamboo dining table bases of hexagonal form, in the Brighton Pavilion or Chinese Chippendale style. This handcrafted pair of table bases fea...

Mid century post modern chrome cane glass dining table by DIA. A table well suited as a dining or breakfast kitchen, or game table. A perfect size dining...

This is such an interesting table. It is in the manner of Danny Ho Fong with its cane top and slender Parsons’ style form. The ebonized frame is in very good condition. The glass top...

Italy, 1990s Italian made dining table with fluted legs and carved details. The finish is a lighter, whitewashed one. The top has caning belo...

Fully restored Mid-Century Modern dining table base, conference table or center table in dark brown finish, styled after McGuire. Bohemian Sculptural bent Bamboo Core Framing with w...

Stunning midcentury squared bamboo dining table with a glass top. Vivai del Sud produced this fantastic piece during the 1970s in Italy. ...

Danny Ho Fong mid century iron and cane dining table with 6 stools The dining table measures: 73 wide x 30 deep x 26 high, with a chair clearance...

This is the rare and extremely sought after dining table with cane top, by Austrian-Brazilian designer Martin Eisler in the early to mid 1950s. Eisler was seduced by the simplicity and results of using cane weaves...

Modern round dining table with black cane pedestal. Featuring round grey sunburst top with black cane base. Price includes complimentary scheduled curb s...

Oval racetrack shape rattan or bamboo dining table, American, circa 1960s. Retains warm original patina.  

Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler's pieces of furniture are highly designed and well-executed, with ingenious constructive details – very distinctive of any production of the time in Br...

Chic California modern woven cane top dining table designed by Danny Ho Fong for Tropi-cal. Rare white finish with an iron frame that holds the w...

Elegant elliptical dining table with a linoleum top and a warm, relevant design. The elliptical shape creates a lovely sense of connectedness, encouraging conversation and togetherne...

A fabulous dining or writing table, circa 1970. Stunning polished stainless steel frame with a lovely cane and brass inset detail, clear glass top. An exquisite piece of jewelry desi...

Set of six curvaceous dining chairs, designed by Harvey Probber, American, circa 1960s. These chairs are currently being refinished and reuphol...

A Klismos dining set by Kaj Gottlob. Four chairs of ash with cane seat and loose cushion upholstered in brown leather. Round ash table with four cur...