Thonet chair no.18

Elegant thonet bistro chair (label and hot marking under the seat) from the beginning of the 20th century. Curved beech wood. Model 18. Model 18 was part of the 1914 thonet catalogue. Walnut-tinted beech wood the wood has a beautiful patina of time. Sitting in canning certainly original. Dimensions: total height 84cm, depth 45cm, seated diameter 38cm, seated height 47cm. Slight slit on the curved wood of the under-seated round (see photos). Michael thonet is a german-austrian cabinetmaker and industrialist based in vienne.il uses a process to bend wood, and is one of the first to rationalized production to direct it towards industry. He created the famous no.14 chair for daum coffee at the request of the owner. It will become a bestseller. Number 18 is rarer is more confidential. The princely double curve on the back gives it even more lightness and grace.