Armchair Fischel Nr.19E Thonet Style, 1920circa
View Similar Items
Armchair Fischel Nr.19E Thonet Style, 1920circa
About the Item
- Creator:Fischel (Manufacturer),Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 30.71 in (78 cm)Width: 23.63 in (60 cm)Depth: 22.45 in (57 cm)Seat Height: 18.51 in (47 cm)
- Style:Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1920
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Praha, CZ
- Reference Number:Seller: Thonetky 1stDibs: LU2456313278712
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
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.
Find antique Gebrüder Thonet furniture on 1stDibs.
- Armchair Fischel Nr.44 - THONETBy Michael Thonet, D. G. FischellLocated in Praha, CZOriginal state with a pleasant patine of age, perfectly cleaned and re-polished with shelack finish. Newer string of the seat and backrest.Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Armchairs
MaterialsCane, Beech, Bentwood
- Viennese Armchair Thonet Nr. 3, Early Form, circa 1860By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbHLocated in Praha, CZA rare very early model Nr. 3 manufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet Company. Marked with paper label and stamp, which is used, circa 1860. Newly restored.Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
MaterialsBeech, Bentwood
$2,286 Sale Price20% Off - Rare Armchair Thonet Nr. 22, circa 1887-1910By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbHLocated in Praha, CZA very rare model, produced only in limited quantities. Collector's piece. Manufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet Company. In the production program was included, circa 1873....Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
MaterialsBeech, Bentwood
$2,803 Sale Price25% Off - Viennese Armchair Gebrüder Thonet Nr. 4, circa 1870By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbHLocated in Praha, CZManufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet Company. Newly restored. Measures: Seat height 48 cm. Bends beechwood.Category
Antique 1860s Austrian Armchairs
MaterialsBentwood
- Viennese Armchair Gebrüder Thonet Nr. 11, circa 1865By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbHLocated in Praha, CZManufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet Company. Marked with paper label "Thonet", which is used between the years 1860-1865. Original state.Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Armchairs
MaterialsCane, Beech, Bentwood
- Thonet Armchair Nr.8, circa 1870By Michael ThonetLocated in Praha, CZVery old armchair from the beginnings of the production of bentwood furniture. These were always very subtle and simple. The bayonet fastening of the armrests to the backrest also in...Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Armchairs
MaterialsBeech, Bentwood
- Art Nouveau Bentwood Desk Armchair by Fischel, circa 1900By J & J Kohn & Mundus, Thonet-Mundus, FischelLocated in VÉZELAY, FRSuperb office / desk armchair with bentwood structure (beech) and caned seat. Manufacturer's stamp and label present. Art Nouveau, Bohemia (current Czech Republic), around 1900. By ...Category
Antique Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Armchairs
MaterialsCane, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
$879 Sale Price20% Off - Thonet bentwood Nr2 Fireside Armchair Kaminfauteuil Adjustable in Height, 1900!By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbHLocated in Diest, Vlaams BrabantThonet nr two fireside armchair adjustable in height Kaminfauteuil, circa 1900 labeled beech colored dark brown complete restoration sits fantastic.Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
MaterialsBeech
- Thonet Children's ArmchairBy Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbHLocated in Den Haag, NLAdorable child-sized version of the iconic Thonet armchair. Signed with sticker on bottom. Vienna, early 20th century. Small (old) fracture in the frame, see photos.Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
MaterialsBeech
- Classical Thonet Bistro or Cafe Armchair, 1920sBy Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbHLocated in Vienna, ATBeech bentwood still not restored but restoration will be done on request and is in price included. Up to 6 pcs available.Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Armchairs
MaterialsBeech, Bentwood
- Art Nouveau Bentwood Armchair by Thonet, Late 19th Century, Austria, circa 1895By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbHLocated in Lichtenberg, ATUnusual bentwood armchair produced by the famous company of Thonet at the end of the 19th century around 1895 in Vienna. This rare Austrian Art Nouveau armchair impresses with absout...Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
MaterialsLeather, Bentwood
- Bentwood armchair produced by the Fischel company between 1890 and 1910By FischelLocated in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FRBentwood armchair no. 18 produced by the Fischel company in Niemes (Bohemia) between 1890 and 1910. The wood is in good condition, as is the canework, which is very different from th...Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Armchairs
MaterialsBentwood
$1,143 Sale Price20% Off