Pair of Stacking Chairs by Karl Schwanzer, Thonet, Austria, 1950s
By Karl Schwanzer, Thonet
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare set of two Viennese stacking chairs made of brown stained wood designed by Austrian architect Prof.
Beech
Set of 6 Birch Bentwood Stacking Chairs by Thonet, Made in Germany
By Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set of six stackable chairs, made of birch bentwood, will make a unique and comfortable set of dining chairs. German engineering meets design. Rare to have such a large set in...
Plastic, Birch, Bentwood
1 of 20 Postmodern Memphis Era Thonet Vienna Stackable Signed Dining Chairs, 90s
By Thonet
Located in Zagreb, HR
Exceptionally rare and collectible, postmodern Memphis design original Thonet dining chairs. Sculptural and geometrically shaped. Sold per piece. Twenty pieces available. Produced...
Metal
1 of 20 Postmodern Memphis Era Thonet Vienna Stackable Signed Dining Chairs, 90s
By Thonet
Located in Zagreb, HR
Exceptionally rare and collectible, postmodern Memphis design original Thonet dining chairs. Sculptural and geometrically shaped. Sold per piece. Twenty pieces available. Produced...
Metal
1 of 20 Postmodern Memphis Era Thonet Vienna Stackable Signed Dining Chairs, 90s
By Thonet
Located in Zagreb, HR
Exceptionally rare and collectible, postmodern Memphis design original Thonet dining chairs. Sculptural and geometrically shaped. Sold per piece. Twenty pieces available. Produced...
Metal
Postmodern 1980s Flex 2000 Stacking Chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet, Beech Wood
By Gerd Lange, Thonet
Located in Basel, BS
Excellent Flex 2000 Stacking Chair by Gerd Lange for Thonet, with wooden oak frames and black seats.
PVC, Ash, Beech
Postmod 80s Flex 2000 (32 Avail) Stacking Chairs Gerd Lange Thonet Beech -8 pcs
By Gerd Lange, Thonet
Located in Basel, BS
Excellent set of 8 Flex 2000 Stacking Chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet, with wooden oak frames and black seats.
PVC, Ash, Beech
$550Sale Price / set|76% Off
Stacking Chairs, Post Modern, Chrome and Beech Ply, Green Upholstery c.1980s
By Thonet
Located in Glasgow, GB
A collection of four Postmodern stackable dining chairs, attributed to Thonet, circa 1980s.
Beech
$3,056Sale Price|20% Off
Postmodern 1980s Flex 2000 6 pcs Stacking Chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet, Black
By Gerd Lange, Thonet
Located in Basel, BS
Excellent set of 6 Flex 2000 Stacking Chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet, with Solid Black wooden frames and black seats.
Beech, Birch
Unusual Set 6 Industrial Modernist Bauhaus Bent Plywood Stacking Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual set 6 industrial modernist bent plywood stacking chairs. Amazing design. Bauhaus influenced. Extremely comfortable.
Bentwood, Plywood
1970's Thonet Dining Chairs For The German Military - Blue - Good Qty Available
By Michael Thonet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970s Thonet stacking dining chairs for the German military, blue, good quantities available.
Bentwood
Set of Six Stacking Chairs Franz Schuster, Bicolored Beech Wood, Austria, 1959
By Roland Rainer Emil & Alfred Pollack, Thonet, Wiesner-Hager, Roland Rainer, Franz Schuster
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of six bicolored stacking chairs designed by Austrian architect Franz Schuster manufactured by Wiesner-Hager in Mid-Century, circa 1960 (late 1950s or early 1960s). This chair ...
Beech
$470Sale Price / set|33% Off
Set of 2 THONET S320 Stacking Chairs designed by Ulrich Boehme & Wulf Schneider
By Ulrich Bohme, Thonet
Located in Schwerin, MV
The surfaces have slight marks and abrasions - see photos - caused by stacking, but otherwise very good condition. Details: Designer: Ulrich Böhme & Wulf Schneider Manufacturer: ...
Chrome
$1,584Sale Price / set|20% Off
Thonet Softec Stacking Chairs by David Rowland
By David Rowland
Located in Tucson, AZ
Chairs feature David Rowland's patented "Soflex" seat and back in original school bus color vinyl plastisol on tubular chrome frame. - Soflex is a material invented by Rowland in 197...
Steel, Wire
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Set six Stacking Chairs designed by Ulrich Böhme Wulf Schneider for Thonet S320
By Wulf Schneider, Ulrich Bohme, Thonet
Located in Alsdorf, NW
Set of 6 Thonet S 320 Armchairs in Blue Lacquered Plywood and Tubular Steel, Germany, 1980s A striking set of six original Thonet S 320 armchairs designed by Ulrich Böhme and Wulf S...
Chrome
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 19.3 in D 19.69 in
Mid-Century Modern Stacking Chairs by Sonett, Austria, 1960s
By Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern stacking chairs by Sonett, Austria, 1960s.
Metal
Unavailable
H 32.68 in W 16.54 in D 17.72 in
Pair of Stackable Model A 1250 Montana Chairs, by Thonet, 1930
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Edinburgh, Scotland
Light and stackable design. Sold as a pair. The label on both chairs was first used in 1922 and the chairs can be seen in Thonet’s catalogue from 1930 placing their design to the l...
Birch, Plywood
Set of 6 Stacking Chairs by Karl Schwanzer
By Karl Schwanzer, Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of 6 stacking chairs by Prof. Karl Schwanzer, 1953 for Thonet, Austria Solid beech, maple plywood Measures: 48 x 48 cm, H 87 cm, seat height 45.5 cm; 18.9 x 18.9 in, H 3...
Beech, Maple
Sold
H 32.29 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Set of 3 Thonet Stackable Chairs – Vintage Conference or Dining Chairs, 2000s
By Thonet
Located in Hannover, DE
Set of 3 Thonet Stackable Chairs – Conference or Dining Chairs, 2000s Set of three Thonet stackable chairs, perfect for use in dining areas, offices, or conference spaces.
Metal
Rare Industrial Design School- Chairs Thonet Stacking Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
These stacking chairs have a very nice industrial appearance and were once painted red. Beautifully constructed in original condition with visible wear to wood and frame consistent ...
Steel
Thonet Style Stacking Bent Plywood School Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great condition! Stackable Mid-Century school chairs. Bent plywood slipper seat sits on an enameled black frame. Some with wire book shelf under the seat. Please inquire for updated ...
Metal
Thonet Stacking Church Chairs with Book Cubby
By Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully constructed teak stacking chairs with black enameled metal frame and book cubby under seat. In original condition with some visible wear to wood and frame consistent with...
Steel
Thonet Plywood Armchair Stackable
By Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
Thonet Vienna chairs one of last models made in Austria in the 1990s. Beech blackened chair legs and seat with turquise back and arms.
Beech, Plywood
Set of 6 Stackable Thonet Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Chicago, IL
Please contact dealer for full description. Price is for set of 6 chairs.
Metal
Sold
H 32 in W 18 in D 22 in
Mid-Century Thonet Bicolored Stackable Schoolhouse Auditorium Chairs, C. 1950
By Thonet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original mid-century Thonet bicolored stackable chairs used in a school auditorium.
Beech, Oak
Set of Six Thonet Sof-Tek Stacking Chairs by David Roland
By Thonet
Located in Buffalo, NY
A set of six Sof-tek chairs designed by David Rowland for Thonet. These chairs from the 1970"s feature a rubber mesh seat and a tubular chrome frame that make them look and feel ligh...
Metal
Sold
H 31.11 in W 19.3 in D 23.23 in
Mid-Century Modern Design Stacking Chair Set of 10 by Thonet, Germany, 1960's
By Thonet
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Mid-Century Modern design school / office / dining or kitchen stacking chair set of 10 chairs by Thonet, Germany 1960's.
Bentwood
Sold
H 31.11 in W 16.15 in D 19.3 in
1970's Thonet Stacking Dining Chairs for the German Army, Green, Set of Eight
By Thonet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970’s thonet stacking dining chairs for the German army – green – set of eight 1970’s Thonet stacking dining chairs for the German military – green – set of eight.
Steel
Sold
H 31.5 in W 21.66 in D 21.26 in
Vintage Original Thonet Vienna Stackable Dining Chair / Postmodern Memphis Era
By Thonet
Located in Zagreb, HR
A vintage, Memphis era, original Thonet dining chair. Sculptural, geometrically shaped colourful structure. Produced by Thonet Vienna during the 1990s. Signed. Quality made an...
Metal
Sold
H 33.86 in W 19.69 in D 19.3 in
Austrian Midcentury Beech Stacking Chairs by Karl Schwanzer for Thonet
By Thonet, Karl Schwanzer
Located in Vienna, AT
This set of two Austrian Midcentury stackable plywood chairs have been designed by one of the most important Austrian Midcentury Modern Architects Karl Schwanzer and manufactured by ...
Beech, Plywood
Sold
H 31.5 in W 21.66 in D 19.69 in
Set of 4 Vintage Original Thonet Vienna Stackable Dining Chairs, 1990s, Austria
By Thonet
Located in Zagreb, HR
Set of four vintage, Memphis era, original Thonet dining chairs. Sculptural, geometrically shaped colourful structure. Produced by Thonet Vienna during the 1990s. Signed. Quality m...
Metal
Sold
H 31.5 in W 17.33 in D 18.9 in
Stacking Set of Four Chairs designed by Gerd Lange for Thonet 1970s
By Thonet, Gerd Lange
Located in Antwerp, BE
Project chairs for building in Antwerp Belgium, designed by Gerd Lange in 1974 for Manufacture Thonet.
Wood
Joe Atkinson for Thonet Set of 6 Stacking Chairs
By Joe Atkinson, Thonet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nice very original set of 6 stacking Thonet chairs designed by Joe Atkinson from the late 1950s or early 1960s great design that chairs can stack in one column!
Maple
Sold
H 31.11 in W 16.15 in D 19.3 in
1970's Thonet Stacking Dining Chairs for the German Army, Green, Set of Six
By Thonet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970’s Thonet stacking dining chairs for the German army – green – set of six 1970’s Thonet stacking dining chairs for the German military – green – set of six.
Steel
Sold
H 30 in W 19 in D 23 in
Mid-Century Modern Thonet Attiva Jerome Caruso Set 6 White Stacking Chairs 1960s
By Thonet, Jerome Caruso
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a stunning set of six, white metal stacking side chairs, designed by Jerome Caruso for Thonet Attiva, circa 1960s.
Acrylic
Sold
H 30 in W 17 in D 20 in
A set of 4 sof-Tek stacking chairs by David Rowland for Thonet circa 1970s
By Thonet
Located in Houston, TX
A set of 4 Sof-Tek stacking chairs by David Rowland for Thonet circa 1970s.
Chrome
Sold
H 31.11 in W 16.15 in D 19.3 in
1970's Thonet Stacking Dining Chairs For The German Army - Green - Good Qty
By Michael Thonet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970's Thonet Stacking Dining Chairs For The German Army - Green - Good Quantities Available 1970's Thonet stacking dining chairs for the German military - green - good quantities a...
Bentwood
Sold
H 31.11 in W 16.15 in D 19.3 in
1970's Thonet Stacking Dining Chairs For The German Army - Green - Good Qty
By Michael Thonet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970's Thonet Stacking Dining Chairs For The German Army - Green - Good Quantities Available 1970's Thonet stacking dining chairs for the German military - green - good quantities...
Bentwood
Sold
H 31.11 in W 16.15 in D 19.3 in
1970s Thonet Stacking Dining Chairs for the German Army, Green, Set of Eight
By Michael Thonet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970s Thonet stacking dining chairs for the German military - green - set of eight.
Bentwood
Vintage Thonet Sof-Tek Side Stacking Chairs
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Set of nine Sof-tek chairs designed by David Rowland for Thonet. This set of chairs from the 1970s feature a rubber mesh seat and a tubular frame that create a look and feel that is ...
Set of Six Stacking Thonet Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Birch Plywood Stacking Chairs by Thonet. Priced as Set of 6
Birch
Sold
H 31.11 in W 16.15 in D 19.3 in
1970's Thonet Stacking Dining Chairs for the German Army - Green - Set of Six
By Michael Thonet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970's Thonet Stacking Dining Chairs For The German Army - Green - Set Of Six 1970's Thonet stacking dining chairs for the German military - green - set of six.
Bentwood
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