A rare model 511 bentwood armchair by Thonet

A rare model 511 bentwood armchair by Thonet

£1,950
Reference

5978

In stained steambent plywood with a high back enclosing a stick splat beneath a pierced toprail. The arms and legs formed of continuous single pieces of steambent plywood flanking a stitched hide seat.

Vienna, circa 1905

Literature:

Alexander von Vegesack, Thonet: Classic Furniture in Bent Wood and Tubular Steel, Rizzoli International Publications Inc., p.93, where this model is shown illustrated in a Thonet Jugendstil catalogue. See final images.

Dimensions:

Height 105 cm / 41 "
Width 53 cm / 21"
Depth 60 cm / 23 34"

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