Pair of bentwood chairs by Mundus
• Model: nr. -
• Manufacturer: Mundus Vienna Austria
• Style: Art Nouveau / Vienna Secession
• Material and Techniques: Beech, steam-bent
• Place of origin: Austria
• Production period: 1907–1914
• Condition: Original, unrestored
• Identification signs: Original manufacturer’s paper label on the underside of the seat
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Mundus was formed in 1907 when Leopold Pilzer merged sixteen smaller bentwood furniture manufacturers into a single joint-stock company in Vienna, Austria. The company quickly became one of the major competitors to Thonet and J. & J. Kohn in the Austro-Hungarian bentwood furniture market. In 1914 Mundus acquired a majority stake in J. & J. Kohn, and in 1922 merged with Gebrüder Thonet to form the publicly traded company Thonet-Mundus.
The chair features a distinctive oval solid-wood medallion back with a central oval cutout - a refined Secessionist decorative motif balancing geometry and restraint. The flat pressed-wood seat and bentwood legs with curved front stretcher are characteristic of Mundus production from the pre-merger period.
The presence of the original paper label bearing the double-headed Austro-Hungarian imperial eagle confirms manufacture before 1918, most likely 1907–1914.
