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Place of Origin: Austrian
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Czech Black Armchair with Upholstered Seat & Beech
By Hermann Czech, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1994, the Hermann Czech chair represents the turning point of modern furniture towards the passion of reminiscence and intimacy: a contemporary design that evokes memorie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Wood
1930s Bentwood beech Chair with Pedig Seat, Austria
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished
- minor signs of use in pedig seat
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Beech
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Wiener 144 Chair in Walnut with Upholstered Seat
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An unusual classic. Elegant and comfortable. The new color variants of this chair evoke the ambiance of the cafe society. A new edition of the model originally designed by Adolf Loos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Thonet Seat by Jakob Et Josef Kohn Wien
By Franz Hohn
Located in Madrid, ES
Thonet seat by Jakob Et Josef Kohn Wien.
Measures: 96 x 60 x 60 cm
Good state of conservation.
Category
Early 19th Century Baroque Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier 19th Century Side Chairs with Carved Open Backs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Austrian Biedermeier period side chairs from the 19th century, with unusual carved open backs, curving legs, carved gadroon motifs and leaf themed upholstery. Created in Au...
Category
19th Century Biedermeier Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH N.811 Chair in Beechwood with Cane Seat
By Adolf Loos, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bent-beech wood chair and armchair designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1930. A timeless and modern design gives the chair N. 811 an outstanding comfort and lightness. Available in three ve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Original circa 1920's Mundus Vienna Austria Bentwood High Back Kitchen Chair
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original fully stamped Mundus Vienna Austria, bentwood high back chair.
A very good looking well made pie...
Category
1920s Edwardian Vintage Austrian Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
1820 Austrian Biedermeier Dni g Chairs Pair
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pair of period Biedermeier walnut dining chairs with profiled backs and ebony accents. Reupholstered in cream white striped fabric. Timeless elegance.
Category
1820s Biedermeier Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$1,500 / set
1970s Franz Wittmann Relax Chair and Ottoman
By Wittmann
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
The Austrian-designed Original Missoni lounge chair and ottoman, created by Franz Wittmann in the 1970s, feature distinctive round-shaped back legs that set them apart from the two f...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Textile
Austrian Biedermeier 6 Walnut Chairs Set
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Austrian Biedermeier set of 6 dining chairs. Solid walnut wood, handcrafted. All original condition, with shellack polish. Reupholstered in Biedermeier style striped fabric. Rare to ...
Category
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$9,500 / set
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Sugiloo Chair with Armrest & Upholsterd Seat
By Michael Anastassiades, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The rigorous style of Michael Anastassiades defines the new SUGILOO bent wood chair with wood or upholstered seat, proposed with and without wooden backrest. A strongly contemporary ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech
Folded Chair by Philipp Aduatz
By Philipp Aduatz
Located in Geneve, CH
Folded Chair by Philipp Aduatz
Limited Edition of 5
Dimensions: D 80 x W 90 x H 80 cm
Materials: Linen, polyester resin, PU foam, lacquer.
Each piece is unique.
Philipp Aduatz´s Fol...
Category
2010s Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Resin, Linen, Foam, Lacquer
$5,468 / item
Pair of Austrian Secessionist Bentwood Open Armchairs
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Gustav Siegel
Located in NYC, NY
A Classic pair of Austrian Secessionist bentwood open armchairs.
The legs ending in brass sabots.
Paper label and also stamped JJ Kohn underside.
Category
Early 20th Century Vienna Secession Austrian Chairs
Materials
Brass
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Postsparkasse Chair in Black Lacquered Wood
By Adolf Loos, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extreme shape synthesis. Minimalism, exclusivity and an eye for detail. The “Postsparkasse” series was designed in 1906 by Otto Wagner for the headquarters of the Post Office Savings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Six Thonet Chairs 14, curved wood, Vienna straw seat, shellac finish
By Thonet
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Stable, beautiful, ergonomic, space-saving
They have a "metal reinforcement" option that allows them to last in excellent condition.
Seat height: 47 cm - Seat diameter 41 cm - Total...
Category
1950s Art Nouveau Vintage Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech
Two Chairs Thonet Nr.3, circa 1870
By Michael Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet company. Very sensitively restored, using original technologies (shellac, natural pedig).
Category
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
$2,984 / set
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH N.0 Black Chair in Cane Backrest & Upholstered Seat
By Front Design, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The N.0 chair by Front is a design that reveals a new concept of elegance that harnesses the expressive power of GTV’s distinctive hallmarks: bent wood and Vienna straw. The Swedish duo reinterpret the two elements with a contemporary flair, enhancing their features and aesthetics by using the circle as a geometric motif in the backrest, seat and armrest. This feminine, eclectic chair is suspended in time. It plays on the simple forms and proportions of the bent beech wood design, with woven cane or technical mesh on the backrest and a charming single armrest...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Fledermaus Secession Armchairs No.423
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Fledermaus secession armchairs no.423 designed by Josef Hoffmann for the Fledermaus Cabaret in 1905. Made by J&J Kohn, beautiful original preservation, stains on two seats.
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech
$2,865 / item
Sitzmaschine Chair by Josef Hoffman, Model No. 670
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Dallas, TX
Sitzmaschine chair with adjustable back,
Stained beechwood.
Produced by Jacob and Josef Kohn, Vienna, 1906.
Stamped with makers mark under seat.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech
Biedermeier Period Burl Walnut Chair Austria circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
A fine Biedermeier period burl walnut chair from Austria circa 1820. The exuberant rounded back has a fanciful appeal and a saucy manner.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Secession dining chair no.41 by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession dining chair no.41 by Thonet. Condition: Professionally stained and repolished.
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Pair of Art Nouveau Thonet Bentwood Chairs No. 14, Austria, circa, 1890
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Elegant set of two bentwood chairs made by the renown company of Thonet in Vienna/ Austria in the era around 1890. These beautiful Art Nouveau chairs from the earlier period are the famous Thonet coffeehouse chairs model No. 14. Created out of fine bentwood (beechwood that has been formed under hot steam and high pressure) and stained to a gorgeous looking nut wood look, this antique Art Nouveau seating set provides comfortable seating surfaces which are holding the still original (!) renowed classical "vienesse mesh". A beautiful set of timeless designed, late 19th century bentwood chairs...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Red Beech Dining Room Chairs 1950s Vienna Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage red beech set of 14 dining chairs, which were designed and executed in Vienna, 1950s.
These beautiful and stackable dining chairs were made of solid beech ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Chair Thonet Nr. 404, Marcel Kammerer in 1905
By Marcel Kammerer, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Praha, CZ
Extremely rare chair Thonet Nr. 404. Probably designed for the wine bar of the Municipal House in Prague in 1910 by a minor modification of a chair designed by Marcel Kammerer possib...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Austrian Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
$4,298 / item
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Sugiloo Chair in Dark Green by Michael Anastassiades
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The rigorous style of Michael Anastassiades defines the new SUGILOO bent wood chair with wood or upholstered seat, proposed with and without wooden backrest. A strongly contemporary ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech
Thanatos Chair by Philipp Aduatz
By Philipp Aduatz
Located in Geneve, CH
Thanatos chair by Philipp Aduatz
Unique
Dimensions: 51 × 64 × 77 cm
Materials: Resin-marble composite, Polished
24 kilograms
The Thanatos chair is inspired by morbid forms an...
Category
2010s Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Resin
$5,491 Sale Price / item
56% Off
Rare Pair of Josef Hoffmann Model 725 B/F Chairs for J. & J. Kohn
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of fantastic Vienna Secession bentwood chairs with upholstery designed by Josef Hoffman (1870-1956) and manufactured by J. & J. Kohn circa early 20th century. These armchairs are model 725 B/F designed in 1905 and are dated from the original production in the Austrian workshop. Quite a rare original pair, they feature ebonized bentwood frame with corner ball enforcement details and wine-red leather upholstery accented conforming decorative round tacks along the edge. Both retain factory label remnants as well as manufacturer's name branded to the underside.
Provenance: Purchased from Modernism Gallery...
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Jacob & Josef Kohn Bugholz Armlehnstühle um 1900
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Zwei elegante Armlehnstühle von Jacob & Josef Kohn, Wien, gefertigt um 1900 aus gebogenem Buchenholz. Diese Bugholzstühle befinden sich im Originalzustand und weisen das klassische D...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech
$3,521 / set
Secession beehive chair by Koloman Moser for J&J Kohn
By Koloman Moser, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession beehive chair by Koloman Moser for J&J Kohn. New handmade rattan seat, professionally stained and repolished.
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Beech
Gebrüder Thonet Folding Chair No.1, circa 1867
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet company.
First view of the chair is in the sales catalog from 1867.
Newly reupholstered and finished with shellac.
Category
Late 18th Century Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Fabric
20th Century Austrian Bentwood Wooden Bistro Chair
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century Austrian Bentwood Bistro Chair features the timeless craftsmanship and elegance associated with the iconic Thonet style. Made from steam-bent wood, the chair boasts...
Category
20th Century Austrian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Thonet Rocking Chair, Model Number 511, Vienna Secession, circa 1904
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Thonet rocking chair, model number 511. Vienna Secession, circa 1904.
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech, Rattan, Bentwood
1920s Grained Fine Austrian Biedermeier Burlwood Table and 2 Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
1920s Grained and Fine Austrian Biedermeier Burlwood Table and 2 Chairs.
Offered for sale is a 3-piece set of Austrian Biedermeier burlwood furniture. The centerpiece of the set is a square Burlwood table with four legs rising from the center of the base. Flanking on either side of the table is a pair of burlwood chairs...
Category
Early 20th Century Biedermeier Austrian Chairs
Materials
Brass
$2,750 Sale Price
57% Off
Beige Gradient Armchair by Philipp Aduatz
By Philipp Aduatz
Located in Geneve, CH
Beige Gradient armchair by Philipp Aduatz
8 + 2 A/P
Dimensions: 108 x 95 x 102 cm
Materials: 3D printed concrete dyed, reinforced with steel
Available in red, blue, green and black
...
Category
2010s Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Concrete, Steel
$18,385 / item
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Czech Armchair in Steel Blue with Plywood Seat
By Adolf Loos, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1994, the Hermann Czech chair represents the turning point of modern furniture towards the passion of reminiscence and intimacy: a contemporary design that evokes memorie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Vintage Ten Bicolor Dining Chairs Franz Schuster 1959 Vienna
By Franz Schuster
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern set of ten ( 10 ) stackable bicolored dining room chairs designed by Franz Schuster (1892-1972) for the Forum Stadtpark Graz 1959, model Austro Chairs, and execute...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Set of Four Restored Biedermeier Cherry Wood, Revived Polish, Austria, 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant set of 4 Biedermeier chairs comes from Austria from the early 19th century. The chairs are made of cherry wood with cherry veneer and have undergone careful restoration....
Category
1820s Biedermeier Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
12Set of Original Austro Chairs by Franz Schuster for Wiesner Hager, Austria, 1959
By Franz Schuster, Wiesner-Hager
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This austro chairs are designed 1959 by Austrian architect Franz Schuster and produced by Wiesner Hager.
The chair gets well-known also as "Forum Stadtp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Beech
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Magistretti 03 01 Armchair in Beech
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Adolf Loos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Vico Magistretti in 2003, the Magistretti 03 01 chair combines the warmth of wood and the timeless elegance of the design language of Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH (GTV) wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Jannis Lounge Chair in Foam with Beige Upholstery
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Dainelli Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dainelli Studio, owned by the creative duo of Leonardo and Marzia Dainelli, designs JANNIS, a collection of upholstered furniture that are eminently suitable for contract use.
Two...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Restored Biedermeier Chair, Cherry Tree, Rattan, Revived Polish, Austria, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This beautiful chair in Biedermeier style originates from Austria and dates back to the early 19th century. It is made from cherry wood and features the original intact cane weaving....
Category
19th Century Biedermeier Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Austrian antique wooden Thonet armchair with Vienna straw, early 1900s
By Thonet
Located in MIlano, IT
Austrian antique wooden Thonet armchair with Vienna straw, early 1900s
Chair with rounded seat in Vienna straw. The structure is entirely made of wood with a round section. The backr...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Hideout Lounge Black Chair with Upholstered Backrest
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Front Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Swedish design trio Front has designed a lounge chair which combines comfort and design sophistication, resulting in an original renewal of the stylistic features of the brand.Hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech
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 Art Deco Austrian Chairs
Materials
Brass
Secession dining chair no.437 by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession dining chair no.437 by Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Austrian Bentwood Barbers Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian bentwood (19th-20th century) barbers chair with cane seat and back.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood, Bentwood
Biedermeier Shovel Chair, Walnut Veneer, Black Leather, Austria circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant single Biedermeier shovel chair in walnut from Austria around 1820.Walnut veneered and solid walnut. Strongly curved back board.Tapered square legs, straight at the front, cu...
Category
1820s Biedermeier Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Jacob & Josef Kohn #7 Bent Wood Side Chair, 1800s, Austria
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A gorgeous rare bentwood side chair by Jacob & Josef Kohn. This piece is perfect for use as a side chair, desk chair, or dining chair. Created by the iconic duo Jacob & Josef, or J &...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Set of Twelve Green Vintage Dining Chairs P7 by Roland Rainer
By Roland Rainer
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage set of 12 beech green vintage dining chairs model no. P7, which are also stackable, designed by Roland Rainer for the Viennese Stadthalle (backstage area) ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Biedermeier Walnut Wood and Velvet Austrian Desk Chair, 1820
By Biedermeier
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant single chair, of the early Austrian Biedermeier period.
All veneered in walnut wood, with inlays in lighter woods. As you can see from the photos, the back legs and the back...
Category
1820s Biedermeier Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
Early 20th Century Viennese Cafe Chairs by Adolf Loos Thonet Austria
By Adolf Loos
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Poor unrestored condition. Secession armchairs, model no. 6150 by Adolf Loos for Thonet, Austria.
W 23 x D 22 x H 31.5 in.
Arm Height: 25 in.
Seat Height: 18.5 in.
Category
1910s Vienna Secession Vintage Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech
$2,240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Deco Vintage Brown Beech Windsor Chairs Josef Frank, circa 1930, Vienna
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage Windsor chairs or dining chairs Josef Frank attributed circa 1930 in Vienna and executed by Thonet-Mundus. It features a company´s branding label.
The chairs from br...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Beech
Art Nouveau Chair A 562 by Otto Prutscher for Thonet, 1910s
By Otto Prutscher
Located in Wien, AT
Chair A 562 by Otto Prutscher for Gebrüder Thonet, circa 1910. Otto Prutscher (1880–1949) was an architect and designer, exhibition designer, teacher and member of all important refo...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech
Roland Rainer's set of 8 mid century modern stacking chairs model P7
By Roland Rainer
Located in Milano, IT
COD-CV-151
Roland Rainer (1910-2004)
Set of 8 mid century modern stacking chairs model P7 in curved plywood.
Manufacture Emil & Al...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$7,760 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Office Chair nr.714 by Otto Wagner for J.J.Kohn
By Otto Wagner
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Office chair nr.714 by Otto Wagner for J.J.Kohn. Excellent original condition with signs of usage.
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Bentwood
Pair of Thonet Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Thonet side chairs with original Thonet label.
Stained beechwood.
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech
$5,800 / set
Jugendstil Vintage Thonet Chair No 519 Adolf Loos for Cafe Capua Vienna 1913
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil vintage Chair Model number 519 by Thonet. Adolf Loos designed the chair for Cafe Capua.
While the wooden parts are shellac polished by hand, the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Jugendstil Austrian Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Beech
GTV Thonet Postsparkasse Chair in Black and Aluminium by Otto Wagner
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Adolf Loos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extreme shape synthesis. Minimalism, exclusivity and an eye for detail. The “Postsparkasse” series was designed in 1906 by Otto Wagner for the headquarters of the Post Office Savings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Austrian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Secession Desk Chair nr.327 by Koloman Moser for J.&J.Kohn
By Koloman Moser, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession desk chair nr.327 by Koloman Moser for J.&J.Kohn.
Category
1910s Vienna Secession Vintage Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech
Kohn Chair
By J & J Kohn & Mundus
Located in Vienna, AT
Wood is already restored, new cane.
delivery time about two weeks
up to six pieces available
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Antique Austrian Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood, Cane
$950 / item
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