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1990 Set of Three Mart Stam for Thonet Bauhaus Dining Chairs in Oak
By Thonet, Mart Stam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
presumed to be designed by Mart Stam. Thonet is a historically important furniture company, which had
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1990s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Steel

1931, Mart Stam for Thonet, Turquoise Wooden S43
By Thonet, Mart Stam
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
companies were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1931, Mart Stam for Thonet, Black Wooden S43F
By Thonet, Mart Stam
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1931, Mart Stam for Thonet, Black Wooden S43F
1931, Mart Stam for Thonet, Black Wooden S43F
H 32.29 in W 21.26 in D 19.3 in
Mart Stam Cognac Leather and Chrome Dining Chairs for Thonet
By Thonet, Mart Stam
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of four Cantilevered Cognac leather and chrome dining chairs, designed by Mart Stam for Thonet
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

S33 Chairs by Mart Stam for Thonet, 1970s, Set of 4
By Thonet, Mart Stam
Located in RADOMSKO, PL
Introducing the iconic S33 Chair Set by Mart Stam, proudly crafted by Thonet. This collection
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Vintage 1980s German Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

1931, Mart Stam for Thonet, Set of Light Yellow Wooden S43
By Mart Stam, Thonet
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz, Paul Schuitema, Bas
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Bauhaus Tubular Chromed Steel and Beech Armchair by Mart Stam for Thonet
By Mart Stam, Thonet
Located in Chicago, IL
Bauhaus tubular chromed steel and ebonized beech armchair by Dutch designer Mart Stam for Thonet
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Set of 8 Thonet S33 Leather and Chrome Chairs by Mart Stam
By Thonet, Mart Stam
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 8 Mid-Century leather and chrome 'S33' dining chairs by Matt Stam for Thonet, 1970's
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Mart Stam for Thonet Lounge Chair in Weathered Solid Iroko and Stainless Steel
By Thonet, Mart Stam
Located in Tilburg, NL
Mart Stam Lounge Chair for Thonet in Weathered Solid Iroko and Stainless Steel, Germany, early 21st
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Thonet S 33 Vintage Brown Leather Chairs Mart Stam Cantilever Set of 10
By Mart Stam, Thonet
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These Cantilever vintage chairs are Bauhaus classics and were designed 1926 by Mart Stam and
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Mid-20th Century European Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Set of 4 Blue Cantilever Chairs B43 by Mart Stam for Thonet, Germany, 1930s
By Mart Stam, Thonet
Located in Berlin, DE
1930s by Mart Stam and manufactured by Thonet in Germany. Made of steel and painted wood. Early
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Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Vintage S34 Armchairs by Mart Stam & Marcel Breuer for Thonet, 1950s
By Mart Stam
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cubic form, clear design, fine proportions, and flexing movement: The development of the perfected cantilever chairs S 33 and S 34, among the first of their kind, today combines zeit...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Thonet S34 Cantilever chairs by Mart Stam in black leather and chrome – Germany
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet, Mart Stam
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Designer: Mart Stam Manufacturer: Thonet (stamped in leather underneath seat) Country: Germany
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Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage German Bauhaus Icon Black Leather & Chrome S33 Chair by Mart Stam, 1960s
By Thonet, Mart Stam
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This S33 chair by Mart Stam is a design icon from 1926. It was produced by the German Thonet
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Vintage 1960s German Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Chairs by Mart Stam for Mücke-Melder 'Under License from Thonet', 1930s
By Mart Stam, Thonet, Mücke & Melder
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of 1930s cantilever chairs, designed by Mart Stam and manufactured by Mücke-Melder in Czech
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Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Original Bauhaus Steelpipe Armchair from Mart Stam, J.A.Talos (Vienna, 1935)
By Mart Stam
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Stahlrohr-Freischwinger (seltenes Sammlerstück) Entwurf: Mart Stam, Bauhaus Dessau um 1931
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Restored Bauhaus Tubular Steel Set, Round Table and Four Chairs by Mart Stam, 19
By Mart Stam
Located in Żory, PL
table, two armchairs (S43F) and two chairs (S43) designed by Mart Stam. The furniture is made of chrome
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Vintage 1930s Bauhaus Living Room Sets

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Tubular Steel Chrome Bauhaus Chair / THONET, Mart Stam, 1930 (Eisengarn)
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930 - Designer: Mart Stam - Good, absolutely original condition, original isengarn/ iron fabric
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Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Pair of cantilever tubular steel Bauhaus stools by Mart Stam
By Mücke & Melder, Mart Stam
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Pair of original cantilever tubular steel hockers designed by Dutch architect Mart Stam in 1920's
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Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Stools

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus Steelpipe Armchair, Design: Mart Stam, by Mauser Werke (Ger, 1940)
By Mauser Werke, Mart Stam
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Stahlrohr-Freischwinger Entwurf: Mart Stam, Bauhaus Dessau um 1931 Modell-Nummer: B43/F
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Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus Steelpipe-Set by Mart Stam, ex. by Robert Slézak (CZK, circa 1935)
By Mart Stam, Robert Slezák
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Stahlrohr Freischwinger (Sessel & Armlehnstuhl) Entwurf: Mart Stam, Bauhaus Dessau um 1931
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Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

S 32 Cantilever Thonet Side Chair
By Thonet, Mart Stam
Located in Pasadena, TX
S 32 Cantilever Thonet side chair S 32 Cantilever chair combines the tubular steel frame with
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Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and De...

Materials

Chrome

S 32 Cantilever Thonet Side Chair
S 32 Cantilever Thonet Side Chair
H 32 in W 19 in D 22 in
Pair of Mart Stam S33 Chairs
Located in Munich, DE
Two Mart Stam S33 Chairs from Thonet, 1980s
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Vintage 1980s Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Mart Stam S33 Chairs
Pair of Mart Stam S33 Chairs
H 33.08 in W 18.12 in D 25.6 in
Bauhaus Stahlrohr Freischwinger / Sessel von Bremshey & CO (Germany, 1950)
By Mart Stam
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Stahlrohrfreischwinger Entwurf: angelehnt an Modell B43 von Mart Stam (1931) für Thonet
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Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Black Steelpipe Chair in Bauhaus-Style (Vienna, 1970)
By Mart Stam
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Stahlrohr Freischwinger Entwurf: angelehnt an Design von Mart Stam, um 1930 Modell-Nummer
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Vintage 1970s Austrian Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus Tubular Steel Set, Round Table and Chair by Mart Stam, 1930s
Located in Żory, PL
table and one chair (S43) designed by Mart Stam. The furniture is made of chrome tubular steel and wood
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Mid-20th Century Bauhaus Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Pair of Vintage German Minimalist Chrome Black Armchairs from Thonet, 1970s
By Thonet
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Breuer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Mart Stam. This armchairs are in original vintage condition with
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Vintage 1970s German Minimalist Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Anton Lorenz for Thonet "Ss33" Armchair in White + Chrome
By Thonet, Anton Lorenz
Located in Basel, BS
collaborator of Marcel Breuer. He, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Mart Stam, co-invented the
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Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Original Anton Lorenz for Thonet Cantilevered Steel Tube SS33 Chair, 1930s
By Anton Lorenz, Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Breuer's, was a design pioneer and the co-inventor, with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Mart Stam, of the
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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Vintage Germany Icon Bauhaus B35 Black Leather Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Mart Stam. The armchair is in original vintage condition. It has natural patina on the leather
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Original French Art Deco Lounge Chair and Original Soft Comfy Fabric, circa 1935
By Gispen, Thonet
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
companies were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Original, Early Vintage Tubular Easy Chair with Original Fabric, circa 1930
By Paul Schuitema, Thonet
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
, and more companies were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

A set of 6 MR10 chairs, Mies van der Rohe
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Thonet
Located in London, GB
, Mies began with a simple sketch of a cantilevered chair by Mart Stam, who was hailed as the first to
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

A set of 6 MR10 chairs, Mies van der Rohe
A set of 6 MR10 chairs, Mies van der Rohe
H 31.89 in W 18.71 in D 27.17 in
Original, Early Vintage Tubular Easy Chair with Original Fabric, circa 1930
By Paul Schuitema, Willem H. Gispen, Thonet
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
steel furniture, which became famous in the 1930s by companies as Thonet, Gispen, Auping, Fana Metaal
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Model MG5 leather chair by Marcel Breuer, 1970’s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Delft, NL
, inspired by Mart Stam (Dutch) manufacturer: JOX Interni, Italy design year: 1928 year of manufacture: after
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Modernist Cantilevered Armchair by Anton Lorenz
By Kovona, Anton Lorenz
Located in Brno, CZ
(Freischwinger) was originally designed by the famous Dutch modernist architect Mart Stam. It was presented for
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Vintage 1940s Czech Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 6 Armchairs „SS 32“ by Anton Lorenz for Desta Stahlrohrmöbel GmbH 1930
By Anton Lorenz, Desta Stahlmöbel Gmbh
Located in Wien, AT
steel chair with no back legs from the Dutch architect Mart Stam, and by 1939 he had become an eminence
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Steel

1927, W.H. Gispen for Gispen Culemborg, Original Pre War Gispen 102 Painted Wood
By Willem H. Gispen, Gispen Culemborg
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
companies were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Industrial Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1973, Verner Panton, 1-2-3 Serie Easy Chair in Original First Fabric
By Fritz Hansen, Verner Panton
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz, Paul Schuitema, Bas van Pelt
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Circa 1930, Original, Early Tubular Easy Chair with Original Robe Woven Seat
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Schiedam, and more companies were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Industrial Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Original Early Vintage Tubular Side Chair, Black Manchester Fabric, circa 1930
By Gispen Culemborg, Paul Schuitema, Willem H. Gispen
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz, Paul Schuitema, Bas van Pelt
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Vintage 1930s European Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

1973 Verner Panton, 1-2-3 Serie Easy Chair in Original First Fabric
By Fritz Hansen, Verner Panton
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz, Paul
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Very Rare Gispen 412 Grey Square Coffee Table, Museum Piece, circa 1930
By Willem H. Gispen, Gispen Culemborg
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Schiedam, and more companies were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Vintage MR10/S533L Cantilever chair by Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Lilly Reich
Located in Tucson, AZ
a cantilevered chair by Mart Stam, was introduced by Mies van der Rohe at the 1927 Stuttgart
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Bauhaus Armchairs by Mucke Melder, circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
-Melder produced work heavily inspired by the contemporaneous designs of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Mart
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Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus Armchairs by Mucke Melder, circa 1930s
Bauhaus Armchairs by Mucke Melder, circa 1930s
H 29.53 in W 22.84 in D 33.08 in
1960, Ray and Charles Eames, Original La Fonda Chairs by Miller in First Fabric
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz, Paul Schuitema, Bas van Pelt, van der
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

1935, W.H. Gispen by Gispen Culemborg 413 Easy Chair in Original Corduroi Fabric
By Willem H. Gispen, Gispen Culemborg
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
companies were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Chrome

1960s, Fana Metaal Schiedam, Adjustable Swivel Office Chair
By Fana Metaal, Gispen, Paul Schuitema
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Dutch Design, Set of Original Tubular Chairs with Black Upholstery, circa 1930
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
, and more companies were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Industrial Side Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1930, Paul Schuitema Easy Chair, Fabric with Black Lacquered Wooden Armrests
By Fana Metaal, Paul Schuitema
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
companies were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Industrial Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1933, W.H. Gispen for Gispen Culemborg, Easy Chair 409 by Gispen Designed Fabric
By Willem H. Gispen, Gispen Culemborg
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
companies were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Chrome, Metal

1935, W.H. Gispen by Gispen Culemborg, 413 Easy Chair in Terra Corduroi Fabric
By Willem H. Gispen, Gispen Culemborg
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz, Paul Schuitema, Bas
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Bauhaus Side Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Gebr. de Wit Original Easy Chair with First Fabric, circa 1930
By Gebroeders De Wit
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz, Paul Schuitema, Bas van Pelt, van der Vlught
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Industrial Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Rare Large Side or Easy Tubular Chair with Original Painted Wood, circa 1930
By Bauhaus
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz
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Vintage 1930s European Bauhaus Side Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1935, W.H. Gispen, by Gispen Culemborg, 413 Easy Chair in Original Black Vinyl
By Willem H. Gispen, Gispen Culemborg
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz, Paul Schuitema, Bas van Pelt, van der
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Bauhaus Side Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1933, W.H. Gispen for Gispen Culemborg, Easy Chair 409 in Terra Cotta
By Willem H. Gispen, Gispen Culemborg
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
companies were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1940, Han Pieck, Plywood Lounge Armchair for Lawo in Green as Published on Book
By Han Pieck
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz, Paul Schuitema, Bas van Pelt, van der Vlught
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Vintage 1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Plywood

1932, W.H. Gispen for Gispen, 412 Easy Chair in It's Original Fabric
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz, Paul Schuitema, Bas van Pelt, van der
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1935, W.H. Gispen for Gispen, Copper, 413R Side Chair in Blue Corduroi Fabric
By Willem H. Gispen, Gispen Culemborg
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Schiedam, and more companies were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Copper, Metal

1930, W.H. Gispen for Gispen, Unique Barber or Optician Chair, Museum Piece
By Willem H. Gispen, Gispen Culemborg
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz, Paul Schuitema, Bas van Pelt, van der
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Industrial Armchairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

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Mart Stam Thonet For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal mart stam thonet for your home. Frequently made of metal, chrome and wood, every mart stam thonet was constructed with great care. Find 153 options for an antique or vintage mart stam thonet now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a mart stam thonet — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A mart stam thonet is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, industrial and modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one mart stam thonet that is appealing in its simplicity, but Thonet, Mart Stam and Marcel Breuer produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Mart Stam Thonet?

The average selling price for a mart stam thonet at 1stDibs is $2,115, while they’re typically $365 on the low end and $16,000 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right seating for You

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