Bentwood chair
Michael Thonet (1796-1871)
Category
Furniture
Date
1855 - 1865
Materials
Beech, cane, leather
Measurements
87 x 60 x 47 cm
Place of origin
Austria
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Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 850168
Summary
A pair of bentwood beech and cane chairs, by Michael Thonet, Austria, mid 19th century Sometimes known as a smoking chair. The top rail with a leather pad and two hinged pockets, one with a metal inset above an oval caned panel and seat on turned legs tied by a high loop stretcher. Bearing a paper printed label to the seat rail for Gebrüder Thonet in Wien
Makers and roles
Michael Thonet (1796-1871), furniture designer and maker