A rare early model of famous chair ''Nr.14'', manufactured in Austria from Thonet. With original luxury finish, imitating rosewood. Marked with early paper label, which is used around the year 1860.
• Dimensions: height - 92cm, width - 50cm, depth - 42cm
• Designer: Michael Thonet
• Model: n.14
• Manufacturer: Thonet
• Style: Vienna Secession
• Material and Techniques: Beech, Rattan
• Place of origin: Austria
• Production period: before 1890
• Condition: Very Good — This antique item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.
• Identification signs: paper label on the inside of the seat
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This chair has an attribution mark such as a manufacturer’s label, a certificate of authenticity, or a production mark. This piece has been attributed based on archival documentation, such as vintage catalogs. This chair is a well-known design that is well documented in general design literature.
Born in 1796 in Boppard am Rhein, Germany, carpenter and furniture designer Michael Thonet is famed for the invention of bentwood—a revolutionary process that played a key role in the development of the modern design movement.
In 1859, Thonet designed his company’s most renowned piece, the classic Chair No. 14, which is internationally known today as the Viennese Coffeehouse Chair. With this design, Thonet had evolved and refined his bentwood process to enabled mass production for the first time in history. Having sold over 50 million models by 1930, the No. 14 is the world’s bestselling chair.
