PAIR of THONET BENTWOOD CHAIR No. 2, c. 1865, SIGNED

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SET OF TWOTHONET FRERES: CHAIR No. 2 park yours on one small part of whirl and curl history background Thonet No. 2 chair with arms (c. 1865) was manufactured using a procedure invented in 1841 by Michael Thonet, whodesigned the final prototype for the Daum cafe in Viennain 1849, featuring a back rest and back legs made from asingle piece, a rounded cane or laminated seat and added front legs.Thonet later organized mass production of the different components which were combined to make several differentmodels, i.e. the singular difference being the design of the ornamentation to the backrest). Another variation was theNo. 14 bistro chair of which 45,000,000 units were inproduced through most of the 20th century. ~ at auction: two Thonet FreresChair No. 2 with arms, c. 1865manufactured in Vienna c. 1865, of curved beechwood and (originally) with cane seats, back legs and back rest are of one piece on all 4 chairs; cane seat andfront legs then attached by screws on all 4 chairs; arms are attached to the back rest by means of lockingassembly (see images), the other end attaching by screw approximate measurements 38.5" high in back x 19" wide x 22" deep 17" & 16 3/4" high to seat frame's bottom authenticating stamps/inscriptions 1) blind stamp to inside belt: THONET 2) stamped in black ink to paper label:(still visible in one armchair) Pour conserver vos meubles en bon état prière de resserrer les vis et écrous trois ou quatre fois paran Thonet Frères, 15, Boulevard Poissonnière Paris ("To preserve your pieces of furniture in good conditionplease tighten the screws and nuts three or four times ayear. Thonet Brothers, 15, Boulevard Poissonnière Paris") condition general cosmetic and structural condition of set is good, and the chairs are eminently functional notwithstandingthe various points noted below:high probability that both chairs were at some point paintedwhite, then stripped of paint and shellac from original finisha small block of wood was added underneath the seat of both No. 2 chairs and to two sides; in the same area, theoriginal screw is either missing or has been replaced two short-sighted attempts were made to nail onearm of each armchair to its respective back restt is a small split to the wood of one arm at thepoint of attachment to the back rest various minor age splits to wood is evident throughoutthe obvious must be stated: chairs are of the cane seat variety (vs. laminated), and no caning remains provenance from the estate of one of the most widely respectedand renown art dealers in Southern California shipping winner can collect set of chairs in Marina del Rey orseller pleased to make shipping arrangements (see below),expenses of which to be paid by the winning bidder assembled/as is chairs will be packed in one carton by UPS Store(at $75/packing), and shipped either by UPS ground (triple oversized = $185 or Greyhound ($75) (for international quotes see below) disassembled * (at winner's risk) chairs can be taken apart as they were assembled, then stacked and shipped in one carton, the size of whichis predetermined by the approximate measurements of the components: 39" (height of chair) x 24" (width of armchair) x 20" high (approx. stacking height) - weight: approx. 30 lbs;domestic shipping disassembled would be approximately UPS ground/$185 - USPS/$130.00 - Greyhound/$50 (ltd. insurance)international delivery by UPS would be approx.$450USPS cannot make international delivery as maximumsize is exceeded: length + girth not to exceed 108" terms of sale > item sold as is - sales are final > authenticity and condition guaranteed thanks for looking please check our other auctions by fz - read more

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