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Bauhaus Oak Bentwood Chairs Attributed to Thonet #18 Café Chair Set of 6

$2,895List Price

About the Item

Handsome vintage Bauhaus style bentwood chairs attributed to Thonet #18 Café chair set of 6. These chairs have been attributed based upon archived research including online sources, vintage documentation and catalogs, designer literature, and other materials. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, each seat has varying conditions. Two have splits in the seats that do not affect their durability plus it looks age & style appropriate. Please see photos and zoom in for details as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Early 20th Century. Talk about the ability to withstand the hands of time!! Of course, when you create a style this classic and incredible, why change it? This is a set of six Bauhaus style bentwood chairs attributed to Thonet #18 Café chair. These chairs were originally designed in 1876 by Michael Thonet. Famously known as design #18 or “THE” Café Chair, the design is still produced today by Thonet and there are and have been many knockoffs through the years. It was the first chair where the seat and back insert were directly connected and the back insert, which echoes the shape of the back, creates extra support and stability. They have additional support including side braces and a ring stretcher surrounding the slightly splayed legs under the solid oak seats. They are Bauhaus in style with an Art Deco and Art Nuovo aesthetic bearing a magnificent design sure to be fabulous around your dining table, game table, breakfast nook, or at the desk in the study or den. Of course, they would also look amazing surrounding a conference table at the office. Need a new table to complement these fabulous chairs? We have several listed here for sale that would work beautifully! Check them out!! You can be sure they will complement your office or home with timeless and historical excellence, whatever your style!! Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. This ever so versatile set of six chairs attributed to Thonet #18 Café chair will blend with or enhance almost any design style you may have from Bauhaus to Art Deco to Industrial. Don’t wait.. you just need to make them YOURS!!!!! Size Each: - Height: 36 Inches - Width: 17 Inches - Depth: 22 Inches - Seat Height: 18 Inches - Inside Seat Width: 15.5 Inches - Inside Seat Depth: 15.5 Inches - Inside Back Height: 18.25 Inches - Clearance to floor: 12 Inches - Weight: 7.11 Pounds Crated Size: - Height: 60 Inches - Width: 42 Inches - Depth: 36 Inches - Weight: 225 Pounds

Attributed to:
Thonet (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)Depth: 22 in (55.88 cm)Seat Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)
Style:
Bauhaus (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Oak
Place of Origin:
Unknown
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Circa Early 20th Century
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Beautiful condition vintage not new has signs use & wear. Two have splits in seats that do not affect their durability. Please see photos & zoom in for details & read long description as they are part of the condition report. We try to show flaws.
Seller Location:
Topeka, KS
Reference Number:
Seller: BEL-SEA-6751stDibs: LU1873336981412

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