Lot 59 D α

A set of eight Thonet chairs no. 436

Auction 1137 - overview Brussels
17.09.2019, 14:00 - The Modern Style
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €

A set of eight Thonet chairs no. 436

Bent dark red painted beechwood, replaced cane upholstery. Branded THONET, four chairs with additional paper labels/trademarks. Some repairs. H 92, depth 42 cm.
Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna, circa 1906.

Literature

The chair no. 32 is already included in the 1886 catalogue, but in a version with a back height of 96 cm and the stretcher is almost entirely round. In the 1906 catalogue the model is shown in a slightly differing form as "Sessel Nr. 436" with a seat height of 92 cm (Museum Boppard, http://museum-boppard.de/museumsrundgang/thonet-produktvielfalt/#kataloge).