Thonet Mundus Armchair Model A 283F A.G. Schneck 1920

A bentwood chair designed by a.g. Sleck for thonet mundus. Model no a 283f. Early 20th century, austria. The beech chair with cane seat and back are in good condition. At the bottom is a thonet paper mark. Thonet mundus, vienna austria. Leopold pilzer, a junior partner at the bentwood furniture company rudolf weill & co., merged sixteen smaller bentwood furniture manufacturers to create the limited company mundus in vienna, austria, in 1907, with assistance from the austrian creditanstalt bank. In 1914 mundus became a majority stakeholder in j. & j. Kohn, and merged with gebrüder thonet in 1922 to form the publicly traded company thonet-mundus. Even after the merger, some of their furniture was sold under their respective names. Object: armchair. Designer: adolf gustav schneck for thonet mundus vienna. Style: jugendstil. Mark: thonet paper on the bottom. Period: 1920-1930. Country of origin: austria. Condition: good. Wear is consistent with age and use. Great patina which is consistent with age and use. Small damage on the back. Sturdy chair. The cane seat and back are from a later period. Material: beech, cane. Colour: brown. Dimensions: height: 80 cm width: 65 cm depth: 50 cm seating height: 42 cm. height: 31 inch. Width: 26 inch. Depth: 20 inch. Seating height: 17 inch. Weight: 8 kg.