Chair '14', 1870

Lot: 91

H. 88 x 56.5 x 41 cm. Made by Thonet, Vienna. Beech, partly laminated, bent, varnished; cane work. Marked: Paper trademark label GT (Gebrüder Thonet), Impressed mark THONET.

Mass produced version of the model '14' originally designed in 1856.

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Hammer Price: 750 €

148A - Schools of Design
03. December 2019 at 4:00 PM CET

Literature:

Thonet & Design: Exhib. Cat. Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich 2019/20, p. 40; Take a seat. Masterpieces of chair design: Exhib. Cat. Chart Gallery, Basel 2005, p. 36; Alvera et. al. Bent Wood and Metal Furniture: 1850- 1946, New York 1987, p.43.

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