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Material: Bentwood
Fischel dining chair nr.31
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Fischel dining chair nr.31 in very nice original condition with signs of use.
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Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Beech, Bentwood

Pair of Midcentury Bentwood Chairs Carlo Ratti for Legni Curvi, Italy, 1950s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Two beautiful original Carlo Ratti bentwood chairs, manufactured by his company Industria Legni Curvati, based in Lissone, Milan. New upholstered with a two-tone fabric.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Set of 4 Oak Dining Chairs with Upholstered Back and Seat – Boytes Model
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
The Boytes model balances elegance and structural expression through its angular silhouette and subtle textural contrast. The backrest features a distinctive cut-out detail, while th...
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2010s Mexican Modern Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Textile, Wood, Bentwood

Contemporary Blue Velvet Black Legs Dining Chair Utopía
Located in Almería, ES
The Utopía Dining Chair brings boldness and imagination to the everyday. With its curved backrest and generous seat, it offers comfort without sacrificing personality. Its compact, s...
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2010s Spanish Hollywood Regency Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Bentwood, Lacquer

Contemporary Leopard Furry Velvet Black Legs Dining Chair Utopía
Located in Almería, ES
The Utopía Dining Chair brings boldness and imagination to the everyday. With its curved backrest and generous seat, it offers comfort without sacrificing personality. Its compact, s...
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2010s Spanish Organic Modern Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Bentwood, Lacquer

Set of 4 Dinning Chairs, 1970's, Thonet Factory
Located in Vienna, Austria
Set of 4 dining chairs made from steamed bentwood, produced in 1970, at the factory Ton in Bystrice pod Hostýnem, Czechoslovakia. Factory Ton was the original Thonet factory, that i...
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1970s Czech Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

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Bentwood

3er Set Bugholzstühle ähnlich Thonet Nr 18 Midcentury Bistrostuhl
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten ein wunderschönes 3er Set Vintage Bistro-/ Bugholzstühle zum Verkauf an. Die Stühle verfügen über eine Sitzfläche aus leicht geriffeltem Holz und erinnern an den Design Kl...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Bentwood Chairs

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Bentwood

Carlo Ratti Italian Midcentury Chairs Form the Fifties
Located in bari, IT
Pair of 50's bentwood chairs Designer Carlo Ratti.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Wood, Bentwood

Pair of 404 F chairs by Stefan Diez for Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 404 F chairs by Stefan Diez for Thonet. Original labels. Stefan Diez, born in 1971 in Freising (Germany). After taking courses in architecture and training to be a carpent...
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20th Century German Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Scandinavian Gray Bentwood Easy Chair 1980s
Located in Rīga, LV
Vintage birch easy chair with new gray upholstery. Additional information: Dimensions: 63 W x 65 D x 76 H cm Seat: 43 H cm Condition: Good vintage condition
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20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Birch, Bentwood

Pair of 404 F chairs by Stefan Diez for Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 404 F chairs by Stefan Diez for Thonet. Original labels. Stefan Diez, born in 1971 in Freising (Germany). After taking courses in architecture and training to be a carpent...
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20th Century German Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Vintage Toledo Style Stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bentwood seat on sturdy metal frame in the Toledo style. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).     
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1960s Industrial Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Toledo Style Stool
Vintage Toledo Style Stool
$420 Sale Price
30% Off
Thonet Bentwood Red and Black Lacquered Modernist Desk Chair
Located in Westport, CT
Thonet bentwood vintage red and black lacquered plywood inspired by Eames DCW desk/dining chair, great form and comfort.
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

19th Century Green and Gold Bentwood Chairs with Heavy Patination
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of wonderfully designed wooden bentwood chairs with gilt details. The chairs are original. The design is unique and rare and would make a lo...
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19th Century Early Victorian Antique Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Wood, Bentwood, Giltwood

Rare Chair Thonet Nr.31 with Shoe Remover
Located in Praha, CZ
Original state with a pleasant patine of age, perfectly cleaned and re-polished with shelack finish. Minor repairs made.
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Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Customizable Gebruder T 214 Cafe Chair by Michael Thonet
Located in New York, NY
RANGE 214 The famous coffee house chair is an icon and considered the most successful mass produced product in the world to date: it initiated the history of modern furniture. The ba...
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2010s German Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Vintage Bentwood Thonet Style Cafe Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Esperance, NY
Great set of four vintage Thonet style bentwood chairs with cane seats , chairs were made in Europe.
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1970s Unknown Vintage Bentwood Chairs

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Bentwood

Six Bentwood Back Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century modern style dining chairs in yellow vinyl with bentwood backs. All chairs have low arms and black metal bases. Please confirm location NY or NJ
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Metal

Chair Thonet Nr. 511, Since 1904, Gustav Klimt
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet company. Solid and compact. Cleaned and gentle re-polished with shellack finish. New upholstery. Pattern of fabric inspired by the work...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bentwood Chairs

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Bentwood

Bauhaus Chair Thonet A283 by Gustav Adolf Schneck in 1928
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Czechoslovakia by the Thonet-Mundus. Designed in year 1928 by prof. Gustav Adolf Schneck. Bent beechwood. New shellac finish.
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Chairs

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Bentwood

Viennese Chair Josef Neyger, 1847-1878
By Josef Neyger
Located in Praha, CZ
Chair from a Viennese competitor, which copied Gebrüder Thonet products in yeas 1847-1878. Newly restored.
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Early 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

20th Century Armchairs by J. Smidek, a Pair
Located in High Point, NC
This beautiful pair of Mid-Century Modern armchairs were made in Czechia by renowned furniture manufacturers TON, design attributed to J. Smidek. Low-set and comfortable, a deep seat...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Bentwood

Mid Century Pair of Augusto Bozzi Chairs for Saporiti, Italy 1950's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Augusto Bozzi (1924–1982) started designing in the late 1940s, with iconic chairs and armchairs, and in 1950, he began a partnership with the Saporiti Italia company, an Italian manu...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Metal

Cafe Capua Desk Chair No.669 by Adolf Loos
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Cafe Capua desk chair no.669 by Adolf Loos. Professionally stained and repolished.
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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

1930s Bentwood Armchairs by Jindrich Halabala, a Pair
Located in High Point, NC
Bentwood upholstered lounge chairs by Czech furniture designer J. Halabala, circa 1930. A Mid-Century Modern silhouette is re-upholstered in natural white fabric. The cushioned seat ...
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1930s Czech Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood

Attributed to Jean Prouvé - Tout Bois - Wooden Armchair - France circa 1950s
Located in Hasselt, VLI
"Tout Bois” armchair - 1940/50s - Armchair in stained Beech, recognizable base profile, curved armrests, oval backrest and seat in thermoformed Beech plywood, visible screws. Attributed to the Ateliers Jean Prouvé - Based on previous sales, their provenance, and verification by the particular gallery. Provenance: Medical university near Paris. Normal wear and tear due to age - very good condition. Overall dimensions: Depth: +/- 43 cm Width: +/- 53 cm Height: +/- 81 cm Jean Prouvé's "Tout Bois" chair was an all-wood version of his famous steel "Standard Chair." Because the exigencies of world war made supplies of steel unobtainable in 1942, Prouvé redesigned the chair to use as little metal as possible (the eight screws which fasten the seat and back are the only parts not made of wood). The switch from steel to wood gave Prouvé an opportunity to experiment with traditional furniture-making methods that were paradoxically new to him, the Machine Age Pioneer. Lovely through-tenons conspicuously join the horizontal members (that support the seat) to the rear legs, and also the front cross-bar to the front legs. Though consistent with the modernist ethic of structural honesty, such labor-intensive joinery links Prouvé to the craftsmen of an older era...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Wood, Bentwood, Plywood

Bentwood and Cane Thonet "Caminsessel" / Fire Place Chair No. 1, c. 1860
Located in Surbiton, GB
Rare folding cane chair from the aesthetic movement, produced by Thonet, c.1860. In fair condition, with minor scuffs to the frame and a small area...
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1860s Swiss Aesthetic Movement Antique Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Chair Thonet Nr. 698, circa 1910, Gustav Klimt
Located in Praha, CZ
Marked with paper label and stamp. Newly restored. A variant of the design based on the work of Marcel Kammerer and Josef Hoffmann. Pattern of fabric inspired by the work of Gustav K...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Mid Century Modern Style Custom Built Bentwood Chair
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Style Custom Built Bentwood Chair Very heavy and well made. Not the most comfortable chair but not meant to be a lounge chair but a conversation piece. Overall in...
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20th Century American Modern Bentwood Chairs

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Bentwood, Birch, Birdseye Maple

Mid-20th Century European Rhododendron Root Armchair
Located in Chicago, IL
European (France) root chair fabricated of rhododendron vines. Very interesting look can be indoors or out. Looks great with a seat pad or interesting fur.
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20th Century French Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Mid-Century Design Black Armchairs
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Black mid-century design armchairs by TON Bystrice pod Hostýnem 1950s. Professionally stained and repolished.
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1950s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Set of Two Very Rare Bentwood Chairs, Antonín Šuman, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare type - very confortable
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

21st Century Marcantonio Unique Piece Vintage Inlay Wood Scapin Collezioni Italy
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
"Memo" nasce dall'idea dell'artista Marcantonio Malerba di rivisitare dei pezzi antichi arricchendoli con l'intervento dell'intarsio in legno, in questo caso il "Post-it" e la scrit...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs

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Bentwood

Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue Medea Leather Desk Chair, Italy, 1950s
Located in LEWES, GB
An original Vittorio Nobili Medea office or desk chairs with swivel base, for Fratelli Tagliabue, Italy, 1950s. Upholstered in handstitched leather.  
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Metal

Bentwood Side Chairs by Societa Compensati Curvati, Italy
Located in London, Lambeth
This rare beautiful chair was manufactured by Societá Compensati Curvati, Italy 1950’s Curved shell seat and black enameled iron frame le...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs

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Bentwood

1960's Simple Classic Back Bentwood Blonde Dining Chair - Set Of Three
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Simple Classic Back Bentwood Blonde Dining Chair - Set Of Three 1960's Simple Classic Back Bentwood Blonde Dining Chair - Set Of Three. Good quality set of three classic bent...
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1960s European Vintage Bentwood Chairs

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Bentwood

Contemporary "Lane" Leather, Brass & Wood Sling Chair by Alex Drew & No One
Located in Detroit, MI
The “Lane” lounge chair is from the 2018 collection of Alex Drew & No One. Inspired by traditional craftsmanship while incorporating a modern edge, AD&NO's work plays on light, textu...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass, Aluminum, Copper

Very Rare No.350 Chair by Arno Votteler
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing construction of one! Bent piece of plywood. Made by knoll.
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

1960s Vintage Armchairs by Jiri Jiroutek, Pair
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of armchairs produced in the former Czechoslovakia, with the design attributed to Jiri Jiroutek. This 1960s design is re-upholstered in an updated taupe bouclé upholstery; the...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

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Bouclé, Bentwood

Customizable 210 R Bentwood Chair by Gebrüder T, 1819
Located in New York, NY
Range 210 R canework seat and back- rest, reinforcing synthetic mesh beneath the seat This elegant bentwood classic is a masterpiece in its construction and pr...
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2010s German Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Customizable 218 Chair Bentwood Chair by Gebrüder T, 1819
Located in New York, NY
Range 218 First manufactured in 1876, model no. 18 with the striking “hairpin” in its backrest returns to the Gebrüder T 1819 portfolio with clear and redu...
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2010s German Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

1960s Jindrich Halabala Bentwood Accent Chairs, a Pair
Located in High Point, NC
Stylish reminders of the unique era of Central European Modernism; these armchairs, made in the 1960s, maintain a contemporary freshness. Updated in our atelier with a white boucle u...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Bentwood

1950s Mid-Century Czech Bentwood Armchairs, A Pair
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of armchairs by Czech furniture designer Jindrich Halabala. This 1950s design is upholstered in an updated gray fabric, the soothing heather tone was chosen to compliment the ...
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood

1960s Mid-Century Grey Czech Armchairs, a Pair
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of armchairs produced in the former Czechoslovakia. This 1960s design is re-upholstered in an updated grey fabric, the neutral tone was chosen to compliment the elegant black ...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Nobiliary Dining Chair of Thonet from Wiener Werkstaette
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Rare chair of the Wiener Werkstaette considered the prototype of the successive variants on Design by the architect. Gustav Sigel. The rectangular sections and geometric motifs of th...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Antique French Bentwood Cane Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique bentwood cane rocking chair, this was made in France and dates from around the 1900-1920 period. It is beautifully made, the frame is a combination of turned and st...
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Early 1900s French Antique Bentwood Chairs

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Cane, Bentwood

Art Nouveau Thonet Folding Chair with Bentwood Frame, Early 20th Century
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Art Nouveau Thonet Folding Chair with Bentwood Frame, Early 20th Century Designed by Gebruder Thonet, early 20th C, Art Nouveau style. Characte...
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Early 20th Century Bentwood Chairs

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Bentwood

1950s Czech Gray Upholstered Armchairs, a Pair
Located in High Point, NC
Produced in the former Czechoslovakia, this pair of bentwood armchairs from circa 1950 are re-upholstered with an updated gray fabric. The cotton-linen blend was chosen to compliment...
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Sedie legno teak curvato Augusto Bozzi per Saporiti 1950
Located in Milano, MI
Raro set di Sedie in multistrato curvato teak disegnate da Augusto Bozzi per Saporiti negli anni 50. Sedie dal design particolare. Le sedie sono in condizioni ottime in quanto sono s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Iron

1960s Mid-Century Grey Czech Armchairs, a Pair
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of armchairs produced in the former Czechoslovakia. This 1960s design is re-upholstered in an updated grey fabric, the neutral tone was chosen to compliment the elegant black of the hardwood frame. Comfortable angles and clean lines, the hardwood frame is designed to comfort and delight, influenced by the mid-20th Century Modernist movement in Central Europe. The bentwood shape is infused with dynamism and movement, reflecting the origins of the technique and the optimism of the industrial revolution-- steam bent furniture...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs

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Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood

Mario Prandina 'Dondol' Rocking Chair in Oak
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mario Prandina Dondolo rocking chair in oak Mfg: Plinio il Giovane, Italy Character enhanced by patina and wear. Additional information: Mater...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs

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Oak, Bentwood

Shell Chips Finished Regency Style Chair
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Regency orange lacquered shell finish arm chair. Mohair camel beige upholstery. Carl Springer influence. Made in Colombia. NYC area del...
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20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Thonet Bent Beech Rattan Chairs in Pair, ca. 1910 '2 Pieces'
Located in Budapest, HU
Bent and steamed beechwood chairs with rattan seat. Manufactured by Thonet around 1910 in Vienna, Austria.  
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1910s Austrian Belle Époque Vintage Bentwood Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Beech, Bentwood

Antique and Vintage Bentwood Chairs for Sale on 1stDibs

Looking for antique or vintage bentwood chairs for your home? A collection of authentic bentwood rocking chairs, bentwood armchairs and other bentwood seating can be found today on 1stDibs.

Antique, new and vintage bentwood furniture has become very popular in interiors over the years. Today bentwood chairs, tables, sofas and pendants are receiving striking modern interpretations from makers like Thonet, which are being carried on by the next generation. And while bentwood furniture dates as far back as the Middle Ages, it is Michael Thonet who is most often associated with this now-classic technique.

The presence of a rocking chair stirs up our penchant for nostalgia and has the power to transform a space, and it would take the great German-Austrian chair maker Michael Thonet to turn the rocking chair into a work of art. Thonet manufactured chairs out of steam-bent wood, and starting in the middle of the 19th century, he produced a series of rocking chairs in which the different curved parts were integrated into fluid, sinuous wholes. Considered the world’s oldest mass-produced chair, Thonet’s ubiquitous Chair No. 14 demonstrated that his patented bentwood technology made it possible to efficiently produce furniture on an industrial scale. 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. From there the bentwood look skyrocketed to furniture fame.

Bentwood was eventually embraced by design greats ranging from Josef Hoffmann to Gio Ponti, and Adolf Loos to Alvar Aalto for its versatility, timelessness and simple elegance. Mid-century modernists Charles and Ray Eames added wooden rockers to their famous plastic shell armchair, while Danish designer Frank Reenskaug opted for teak and polished beech, introducing pops of color with small cushions (a precursor to the bold works that would follow in the 1970s and 1980s).

In the Czech Republic — home to a range of talented but unsung mid-century modern and Art Deco designers — the company TON held a bentwood furniture exhibition in Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Villa Tugendhat in recent years. TON manufactures their bentwood furniture in the same workshops where Michael Thonet set up his operations in the 1800s.

Sophisticated bentwood seating designs include Alvar Aalto’s cantilever lounge chairs and Italian designer Luigi Crassevig’s 1970s rocking chairs, which feature cane seats. 

Find antique and vintage bentwood chairs in a range of styles on 1stDibs.

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