Thonet Furniture
Austrian, German
For more than 180 years, Thonet — or Gebrüder Thonet — has produced elegant and durable tables and cabinets as well as chairs, stools and other seating that wholly blur the lines between art and design. Widely known as a trailblazer in the use of bentwood in furniture, the European manufacturer has reimagined the places in which we gather.
Noted for his skill in parquetry, German-Austrian company founder Michael Thonet received an invitation from Austrian Chancellor Prince Metternich to contribute Neo-Rococo interiors to the Liechtenstein City Palace in Vienna. The Boppard-born Thonet had 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.
Thonet’s work for the chancellor raised his profile, and 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 of the day. 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, with his sons in 1853.
Bentwood furniture dates as far back as the Middle Ages, but it is the 19th-century cabinetmaker 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. The works of renowned mid-century modern designers such as Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen, and Charles and Ray Eames that put this technological advancement to use would not be as extensive or celebrated were it not for the efforts of the pioneering Thonet.
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. Now known as the 214, it won the German Sustainability Award Design for 2021, a recognition of the company’s commitment to environmentally responsible production.
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.
The bentwood process opened doors — there were investments in machinery and new industrial processes, and 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.
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.)
Thonet’s chair designs also appeared in artwork by Toulouse-Lautrec, John Sloan and Henri Matisse in his Interior with a Violin Case. The noteworthy Thonet rocking chair remains a marvel of construction — 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. It was captured in the paintings of Pablo Picasso, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and James Tissot.
Thonet is currently split into global divisions. Thonet Industries U.S.A. was acquired in 1987 by Shelby Williams and joined the CF Group in 1999, while the Thonet brand in Germany is owned by Thonet GmbH.
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Period: Early 20th Century
Creator: Thonet
Newspaper Holder No.33 by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Newspaper holder no.33 by Thonet in original condition.
Category
1910s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Side Table with Marble by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Side table with marble by Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category
1920s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Deco Vintage Brown Beech Gebr, Thonet Valet Coat Rack 1920s Vienna
By Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage valet or coat rack by Gebrüder Thonet from beech bentwood in brown stained color, 1920s, Vienna.
Wonderful and usable valet from the Viennese Art Deco period.
Very...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech
Stunning and Rare Design, Early 20th Century Bentwood Modernist Magazine Stand
By Thonet
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful bentwood bucket stand with unique hand-printed rattan pattern.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s many of the hand-crafted accessories that made their way to the homes of t...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech
Thonet Salon Suite, circa 1900-1910
By Thonet, Otto Wagner
Located in Rochester, NY
Thonet three piece bentwood salon suite ( settee and two matching armchairs ) in a beautiful sleek gloss black lacquered surface. Early Thonet paper labels...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Bentwood
French Bentwood Cradle by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Rare and exceptionnal French Bentwood cradle from the Thonet manufacture made in 1900s. Gentle rocking action which can be blocked by a round handle at...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Chair Thonet Nr.223, since 1901
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Original state. Perfectly cleaned and re-polished with shelack finish. New upholstery surface on the original core.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Thonet, A Bentwood Settee with Scrollwork Decoration with a Caned Seat & Back
By Thonet
Located in London, GB
Thonet.
A bentwood Beech settee with wonderful scrollwork decoration to the back and to the arms with a caned seat and a caned back.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Flower Stands by Thonet No.908
By Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Flower stands by Thonet no.908 professionally stained and repolished.
Category
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
1900 Thonet Set of Nesting Tables
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
- 4 pieces of wooden tables that slide into each other.
- Dimensions from the largest 1st height 75cm, width 57cm, depth 39cm. 2nd height 73cm, width 51cm, depth 37cm. 3. height 70...
Category
Early 1900s Czech Bauhaus Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Wood
Austrian Chairs with Straw and Wood by Thonet, 1900s
By Thonet
Located in MIlano, IT
Austrian mid-century chairs with straw and wood, 1950s
Set of 3 chairs with square seat, with rounded corners in straw. The structure is in dark wood...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Thonet Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Six Original Stamped Thonet Swivel Bergere Armchairs Model 5501 for Zpm Radomsko
By ZPM Radomsko, Thonet
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this super rare suite of six original, antique, fully stamped Thonet Model 5501 swivel bergère chairs made for ZPM Radomsko circa 1900
These are as menti...
Category
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Thonet Bent Beech Rattan Chairs in Pair, ca. 1910 '2 Pieces'
By Thonet
Located in Budapest, HU
Bent and steamed beechwood chairs with rattan seat.
Manufactured by Thonet around 1910 in Vienna, Austria.
Category
1910s Austrian Belle Époque Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Thonet Music Stand No.3
By Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Thonet music stand no.3. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category
1920s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Thonet Sider Chairs Attributed to Marcel Kammerer
By Thonet, Marcel Kammerer
Located in Vienna, AT
Katalog No, A 335 beech bentwood with plywood seat and backrest attributed to Marcel Kammerer. Professionaly restored. Signed Thonet on the frame.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
Art Nouveau Wing Chair No.6542 by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art nouveau wing chair no.6542 by Thonet in excellent condition, backhausen fabric.
Category
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Thonet Pair of Armchairs in Floral Upholstery
By Thonet, Marcel Kammerer
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Attributed to Marcel Kammerer for Thonet, pair of armchairs, bentwood and fabric, Austria, ca. 1910
A pair of armchairs of which the frame is composed of elegantly curved lines and ...
Category
1910s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Original 1910s Art Nouveau Bentwood Wall Coat Rack by Thonet Vienna, Excellent
By Thonet
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant original early 20th century Art Nouveau bentwood wall coat rack by Thonet Vienna, in walnut, polished to wax. Excellent conditions.
Extremely rare unique piece.
Measures ...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Thonet Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Vienna Secession Armchairs by Marcel Kammerer, Thonet No. 6534
By Thonet, Marcel Kammerer
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful pair of Vienna Secession stained and bent beechwood chairs, model no. 6534, designed by Marcel Kammerer and manufactured by Thonet, Vienna, Austria, circa 1910.
With b...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Thonet Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Bentwood
Pair of Czech Bauhaus Armchairs, Marcel Breuer and Thonet, Chrome, Fabric, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Horomerice, CZ
License Thonet according to the design of Marcel Breuer
Fully restored.
Armchairs, 2 pcs
Style: Bauhaus.
Period: 1930-1939.
Material: Fabric and chrome-plated steel
Source: C...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Thonet Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Thonet Folding Seat
By Thonet
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Thonet folding seat.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Thonet Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chair Thonet Nr.402, Jan Kotěra in 1907
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Designed by Jan Kotera for the National association house in Prostejov. Slightly modified - reduced backrest height, as an adjustment to the salon chair). P...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Thonet Furniture
Materials
Brass
Marcel Kammerer Seating Set Salon Suite, Thonet, Turquoise Green Leather, 1910
By Thonet, Josef Hoffmann, Marcel Kammerer
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A fantastic bentwood set seating group designed by Marcel Kammerer and manufactured by Thonet, Austria, circa 1910.
The set contains of two armchairs and ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Thonet Chairs Bentwood Set of Three, Austria, circa 1905
By Thonet
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Lovely set of three Art Nouveau Thonet Chairs from the turn of the 20th century in Austria. These slim, elegant designed bentwood chairs were produced in Vienna by the famous company...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Thonet Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Marcel Kammerer Settee Bench Seat, Thonet Austria, Turquoise Green Leather, 1910
By Thonet, Josef Hoffmann, Marcel Kammerer
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A fantastic settee designed by Marcel Kammerer and manufactured by Thonet, Austria, circa 1910.
It is made of dark or almost black stained beech wood in mahogany tone and French pol...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Leather, Bentwood, Beech
Antique Armchair No. 752 by Josef Frank for Thonet, 1920s
By Josef Frank, Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
This antique armchair, model no. 752, was designed in the 1920s by Josef Frank for Thonet and originates from Austria. It is made from beech and features an upholstery seat. This pie...
Category
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood, Upholstery
Chair Kohn Nr.321, since 1906, Thonet
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Original state. Perfectly cleaned and re-polished with shelack finish. New upholstery surface on the original core.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Empire Thonet Furniture
Materials
Brass
Bentwood Bench by Thonet, Austria, 1900s
By Thonet
Located in Brussels, BE
Bentwood bench by Thonet, Austria, 1900s.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Thonet Armchairs by Otto Wagner
By Otto Wagner, Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
Design attributed to Otto Wagner.
Wood finish and upholstery according to customer requirements.
Price for already restored ones.
Up to eight pieces available, more on request. Deli...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Gustav Siegel Attributed, Made by Thonet, a Bentwood & Cane Rocking Chair
By Gustav Siegel, Thonet
Located in London, GB
Gustav Siegel attributed, made by Thonet. A bentwood and cane rocking chair.
Category
Early 1900s European Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Art Deco Beech Brown Vintage Valet or Coat Rack by Thonet Austria, circa 1920
By Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
The elegant vintage beech valet or coat rack shows all features, what you are looking for.
Two racks and one reling for your clothes and a parking space with wooden slats for your s...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech
Rare Thonet Display Case, Dressoir Thonet N ° 20793 Model from Catalog, 1904
By Thonet, Michael Thonet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare Thonet display case, Dressoir Thonet n ° 20793
Model from catalog 1904.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech
Thonet Vienna Wooden Childrens Chair, Austria, 1900s
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
A lovely wooden chair for children by Thonet Vienna, dated around 1900. In good, original condition with nice patina. Labelled and stamped.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Wood
Thonet, a Bentwood Chaise Lounge with Wonderful Scroll Work Details & Cane Work
By Thonet
Located in London, GB
Thonet. A bentwood chaise lounge with an adjustable back with a flowing scrollwork frame with a cane work bed.
Stamped to the base with serial number and ??? - Paris retailer.
Dimen...
Category
Early 1900s French Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Bentwood Seating Set/ Salon Suite with Round Thonet Table, Austria, circa 1910
By Thonet, Otto Wagner
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Early 20th century bentwood seating set/ salon suite by Thonet from the Art Nouveau period in Austria, circa 1910. Attributed to the famous Austrian architect and designer Otto Wagne...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Thonet Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech
Early Pair of Bauhaus Chrome Armchairs KF-406 by Walter Knoll for Thonet, 1930s
By Thonet, Walter Knoll
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930
- extremely rare
- maker: Thonet (marked)
- design:L Walter Knoll
- publicated (see the pictures)
- original condition suitable for new upholstery
- chrome with patina.
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Set of Four Thonet Chairs Attributed to Otto Prutscher
By Thonet, Otto Prutscher
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of four rare Thonet chairs attributed to Otto Prutscher.
Fully restored, upholstered with Backhausen fabric "Blumengarten".
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Four Chairs Thonet, circa 1920
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Solid and compact, perfectly clean. Newly upholstered in the recent past.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Arts and Crafts Thonet Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Austrian Thonet Bentwood Black Distressed Dining Set Table 4 Chairs, 5 Pieces
By Thonet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Austrian Thonet bentwood distressed black dining room set table and 4 chairs - 5 pieces. Item features (1) 12" leaf, (4) dining chairs with attra...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Thonet Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
1910s Original Side Table Art Nouveau by Thonet, Fishel
By Thonet
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A little hard to find jewel of Belle Époque period of Thonet
Measures cm: H 70 x W 58 x D 37.
Category
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech
Vienna Secession Thonet Bentwood Armchair
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
A Vienna secession Thonet bentwood armchair #511.
Stained beechwood with an upholstered seat.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Illustrated Thonet Chair
By Thonet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Thonet armchair with a printed illustration.
The seat and backrest are weaved in rattan. The rest of the frame is covered in a print
that could have influenced by the great Fornase...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Thonet Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Austrian Bar Stool in Black Wood by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Sofia, BG
Bar stool by Thonet in very elegant typical shape and in great condition.
Austria, circa 1910.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Thonet Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Armchairs Chairs Marcel Kammerer, Thonet, Turquoise Green Leather, 1910
By Thonet, Marcel Kammerer
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of fantastic bentwood armchairs designed by Marcel Kammerer and manufactured by Thonet, Austria, circa 1910.
They are made of dark or almost black stained beech wood in mahog...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech, Leather, Bentwood
Jugendstil Thonet Brown Beech Shoe Stool by Josef Hoffmann attr. c 1907, Vienna
By Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil Thonet brown beech shoe stool was designed circa 1907 and executed by Gebr. Thonet Vienna attributed to Josef Hoffmann.
A gorgeous Jugendstil sho...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech
Coffee Table Thonet Marble Top Austria Jugenstil, 1910
By Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
Coffee table manufactured by Thonet in 1910. The base is made of cast iron and two stained beech feet. At the end of the feet is a covered with a corrugated metal sheet. The marble t...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Thonet Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Original Magazine Rack Designed Thonet, Model No 1
By Thonet
Located in Lejre, DK
Magazine rack in beechwood. Designed by Thonet, 1900s. Made in Austria. Great original condition.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Scandinavian Modern Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech
Pair of Restored Tubular Thonet Armchairs by Anton Lorenz, New Upholstery, 1930s
By Thonet
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Bauhaus Art Deco armchairs
Completely restored, New upholstery
Material: Chrome
Source: Germany, Thonet
Period: 1930-1939.
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Thonet Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Thonet Art Nouveau Austrian Cradle, 1900
By Thonet
Located in Rome, IT
Cradle signed Thonet, all in bentwood has the ability to stop the rocking, and to remove the upper part. Very beautiful shape of the drop. A similar cradle is represented in the Muse...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Set of Eight Art Nouveau Chairs Model 639 by Thonet, Cotton - Czechoslovakia
By Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Girona, ES
Set of eight bistro chairs, completely restored, French polish, mottled greige cotton upholstery.
Model 639.
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann.
Thonet Fabrique' en Tchecoslovaquie (lab...
Category
1910s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cotton
Rare Salon Armchairs Nr. 14 by Thonet, Set of Two
By Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
Beech bentwood frame with upholstered sear and backrest. Made by Thonet Austria, circa 1900.
Restored, suitable bench in other listing available.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Red Tubular Thonet Armchair by Anton Lorenz, New Leather Upholstery, 1930s
By Anton Lorenz, Thonet
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Bauhaus Art Deco armchair
Completely restored, new upholstery and leather
Material: Chrome-plated steel
Source: Germany, Thonet
Period: 1930-1939.
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Thonet Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Thonet Secessionist Armchair Attributed to Otto Wagner
By Otto Wagner, Thonet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unusual bentwood chair with flaring side arms, upholstered in Secessionist-style fabric. Thonet stamp to interior frame.
Category
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Ebonized Wooden Pedestal Designed by Otto Prutscher for Thonet
By Otto Prutscher, Thonet
Located in Milford, NH
A tall ebonized wooden pedestal, probably beechwood, with great form, designed by Otto Prutscher (1880-1949) for Thonet, circa 1910. Elegant scrollwork with three long, slender suppo...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech
R.C. Coquery French Art Deco Tubular Chrome Arm Chair
By R. C. Coquery, Thonet
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco tubular chrome arm chair with black leather upholstered seat and back cushion (designed by R.C. COQUERY for THONET, Model #B 256 lounge chair, 1929).
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Thonet Model No. 511 Bentwood Armchair, Vienna Secession, circa 1904
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Thonet
Located in Austin, TX
An iconic armchair of the Vienna Secession movement, the Thonet model no. 511 bent beechwood armchair, featuring stunning lines and beautiful proportions. A design tour de force, it ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Furniture
Materials
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Art Deco Era Vintage Oak Glass Brass Thonet Showcase Vitrine Austria, circa 1920
By Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
Art deco vintage showcase or vitrine from solid oakwood with brass details, circa 1920 Austria.
While one door shows a brass button to open the showca...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Thonet Furniture
Materials
Oak
Vienna Secessionist Thonet Bentwood Stool
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Unusual stool height bentwood chair marked Thonet. This is an early example from the classic Vienna Secessionist school of design, in an unusual height, not often seen. This example...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Thonet Furniture
Materials
Beech
Thonet furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Thonet furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Thonet furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 723 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Thonet were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by August Thonet, Karl Fostel Sen’s Erben, and Franz Schuster. Prices for Thonet furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $145 and can go as high as $27,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,999.
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Questions About Thonet Furniture
- What is Thonet furniture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Thonet is a well known furniture company that was started by Michael Thonet in 1830 as he experimented with bentwood furniture. The brand is known for producing high-quality products with exquisite craftsmanship. Shop a collection of Thonet furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What is a Thonet chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024A Thonet chair can be any chair developed by the furniture maker Thonet, which has been manufacturing furniture for more than 180 years. However, most people are referring to one designed by founder Gebrüder Thonet. It features a bentwood frame produced with a patent steam method that Thonet patented and a curved seat. Find a range of Thonet chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023Perhaps the most significant thing about the Thonet chair was that it was the first chair to ever be shipped in parts with instructions that allowed the purchaser to assemble it themselves. As a result, the beech wood and rattan chairs could be mass produced and sold all over the world more easily. Shop a range of Thonet chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An authentic Thonet chair will have the company’s name with a solid line underneath carved somewhere on the chair. The brand can also confirm the authenticity and age of a Thonet chair via its website. Shop a variety of authentic Thonet furniture on 1stDibs.
- What is a Thonet-style chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023A Thonet-style chair is a wooden chair that has a curvy, bent backrest, a round seat and subtly flared legs. The chairs get their name from the original manufacturer, Thonet, which produced chairs in the mid-century modern style in Europe during the 20th century. Shop a range of Thonet furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Michael Thonet is a German-Austrian furniture maker who designed the famed bentwood chair in 1830. His last name, Thonet, is pronounced “TOE-net,” but it’s commonly mispronounced “tho-NAY.” Shop a collection of vintage and modern Michael Thonet pieces on 1stDibs.
- Are Thonet chairs marked?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, Thonet chairs are marked. You will usually find the brand's label on a tag or burned into the wood under the seat. On 1stDibs, you can shop a variety of expertly vetted Thonet furniture from top sellers around the world.
- Are Thonet chairs stackable?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Whether or not Thonet chairs are stackable depends on their design. The bentwood chairs produced by the company do easily stack, but others like cantilever chairs do not. Find a range of Thonet chairs forms some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To identify a Thonet rocking chair, look for the company name. You will normally find it stamped directly onto the underside of the seat, arms or legs. You can find a collection of expertly vetted Thonet rocking chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024To 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.