Antique Furniture and Decorative Art - Clearance Sale
Aug 3, 2015
(Your local time)
Israel
Tagore 40 st. Ramat Aviv, Israel
Terms of sale
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LOT 19105:
A Set of 11 Thonet Chairs with Velvet Upholstery
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Sold for: $450
Start price:
$
450
Estimated price:
$1,500 - $2,000
Auction house commission:
20%
VAT: On commission only
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Dimensions
Height: 90 cm, width: 41 cm, depth: 40 cm
Details
Part of the chairs bear manufacturing label: "Thonet, Fabrique en Tcheco Slovaqiue".
Notes
Michael Thonet (1796 - 1871) - German-Austrian cabinet maker. Was active as an independent cabinetmaker from 1819. In the 1830s, Thonet began trying to make furniture out of glued and steam-bent wooden slats. After decorating the Palais Liechtenstein in Vienna, Thonet founded the "Gebrüder Thonet" firm, which employed thousands of employees and enhanced production methods to produce furniture industrially and won numerous prizes at world fairs.
