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How can you tell if a Thonet chair is real?

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How can you tell if a Thonet chair is real?
To tell if a Thonet chair is real, you can use Thonet's authenticity verification service. To take advantage of it, you will need to take many photographs of the chair from different angles and close-up images of markings and paper labels. You can learn more about the authentication process on the Thonet website. Shop a diverse assortment of Thonet chairs on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
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Michael Thonet for Thonet Wood Vienna Straw Dining Room Chairs 1930s
By Michael Thonet, Thonet
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Set of six vintage dining chairs ‘Model No. 233’ designed by Michael Thonet for Thonet Czechoslovakia, with bentwood back frame and armrests, Vienna straw seat, some bearing the orig...
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Vintage 1930s Czech Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs

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Straw, Wood

Thonet Chair N. 15, 1960s, 1 of 2
By Michael Thonet
Located in Ljubljana, SI
1 of 2 Thonet No. 15 chairs was manufactured 1960. The chair was designed by Michael Thonet in 1859. It features a beech bentwood frame with cane. Clear wood finish. Wood and ca...
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Vintage 1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood

Thonet Chair N. 15, 1960s, 1 of 2
$394 Sale Price / item
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Set of 5 Thonet #214 Vienna Bentwood Chairs
By Thonet, Michael Thonet
Located in Bern, CH
Set of 5 Thonet #214 Vienna Bentwood Coffee House Chairs with cane work seat. 1978 production in walnut. All chairs are completely sturdy with nice patina to the bentwood frames. The...
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood, Cane

Exceptional Rocking Chair by Thonet
By Thonet, Michael Thonet
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This old authentic rocking chair was designed Michael Thonet and manufactured by Thonet. It was in the catalogue of 1904. It is a design classic. This dark brown rocking chair is in very good vintage condition with normal signs of age and use. The chair is stamped. Take your chance to get this Thonet collector’s item. Michael Thonet (1796-1871) was a German-Austrian cabinet maker, known for the invention of bentwood furniture, which ment the beginning of Modern Design. Le Corbusier used Thonet chairs...
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Antique Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs

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Bentwood

Thonet Vienna Art Deco Bentwood Clothing Valet / Dressing Stand, Austria, 1920s
By Thonet, Michael Thonet, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
An elegant Art Deco gentleman’s valet or dressing stand from the 1920s, designed and crafted by Gebrüder Thonet Vienna in Austria. This piece is made of bentwood beech in a beautiful...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Wood, Beech, Bentwood

Contemporary Bistro Chair No. 14 by TON, Black Beech
By TON a.s., Michael Thonet
Located in Paris, IDF
Chair No. 14 Iconic bistro chair conceived by Michael Thonet in 1869, now produced in the same manufacture in Czech Republic by TON. Wood: solid beech Finish: black stain Sea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Art Nouveau Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Beech

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