Vintage Thonet Dining Table 1960s
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Čelinac, BA
Vintage Thonet Dining Table 1960s
Category
1960s Croatian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Austrian
For more than 180 years, Thonet — or Gebrüder Thonet — has produced elegant and durable tables and cabinets as well as chairs, stools and other seating that wholly blur the lines between art and design. Widely known as a trailblazer in the use of bentwood in furniture, the European manufacturer has reimagined the places in which we gather.
Changes in the organizational structure of Thonet since its inception in 1853 included a merger with Mundus, a Viennese company that Rudolf Weill & Co.'s Leopold Pilzer founded in 1907. Mundus was a joint stock firm that comprised a range of small bentwood furniture makers. The Thonet and Mundus merger took place in the early 20th century, which followed Mundus’s becoming a majority stakeholder in J. & J. Kohn. The merger yielded the formation of Thonet-Mundus in 1922.
Noted for his skill in parquetry, German-Austrian company founder Michael Thonet received an invitation from Austrian Chancellor Prince Metternich to contribute Neo-Rococo interiors to the Liechtenstein City Palace in Vienna. The Boppard-born Thonet had honed his carpentry skills in his father’s workshop, where he carried out experiments with plywood and modified the Biedermeier chairs that populated the studio.
Thonet’s work for the chancellor raised his profile, and the cabinetmaker gained international recognition, including at London’s Great Exhibition of 1851, which featured works created by members of the Arts and Crafts movement as well as industrial products of the day. Thonet showed a range of furniture at the fair and won the bronze medal for his bentwood chairs. He incorporated his family’s company, the Thonet Brothers, with his sons in 1853.
Bentwood furniture dates as far back as the Middle Ages, but it is the 19th-century cabinetmaker Thonet who is most often associated with this now-classic technique. Thonet in 1856 patented a method for bending solid wood through the use of steam, and from there, the bentwood look skyrocketed to furniture fame. The works of renowned mid-century modern designers such as Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen, and Charles and Ray Eames that put this technological advancement to use would not be as extensive or celebrated were it not for the efforts of the pioneering Thonet.
Considered the world’s oldest mass-produced chair, Michael Thonet’s ubiquitous Chair No. 14 demonstrated that his patented bentwood technology made it possible to efficiently produce furniture on an industrial scale. Now known as the 214, it won the German Sustainability Award Design for 2021, a recognition of the company’s commitment to environmentally responsible production.
Often called the Coffee House chair — the company’s first substantial order was for a Viennese coffeehouse — the No. 14 remains an icon. Thonet originally designed the chair in 1859, and it is considered the starting point for modern furniture.
The bentwood process opened doors — there were investments in machinery and new industrial processes, and the business began mass-producing furniture. By the end of the 1850s, there were additional Thonet workshops in Eastern Europe and hundreds of employees. Michael Thonet’s reputation attracted the attention of notable architects including Otto Wagner, Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
The No. 14 was followed by the No. 18, or the Bistro chair, in 1867, and the 209, or the Architect’s chair, of which Le Corbusier was a fan. (The influential Swiss-French architect and designer used Thonet furniture in his Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau at the 1925 International Exposition of Decorative Arts in Paris.)
Thonet’s chair designs also appeared in artwork by Toulouse-Lautrec, John Sloan and Henri Matisse in his Interior with a Violin Case. The noteworthy Thonet rocking chair remains a marvel of construction — in the middle of the 19th century, Michael produced a series of rockers in which the different curved parts were integrated into fluid, sinuous wholes. Thanks to Thonet, the humble rocker acquired something unexpected: style. It was captured in the paintings of Pablo Picasso, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and James Tissot.
Thonet is currently split into global divisions. Thonet Industries U.S.A. was acquired in 1987 by Shelby Williams and joined the CF Group in 1999, while the Thonet brand in Germany is owned by Thonet GmbH.
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Creator: Thonet-Mundus
Vintage Thonet Ebonized Bentwood and Rattan Rocking Chair
By Thonet-Mundus, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic, ca. 1920s Thonet rocking chair Model #10 (in 1923, Thonet was forced to merge with Kohn-Mundus to form Mundus-Allgemeine- Handels-und Industrie-Gesellschaft, and production w...
Category
1920s Polish Art Nouveau Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Rare Armchair by Josef Hoffmann
$2,980 / item
Rare Armchair by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet-Mundus
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare beech bentwood frame, leather upholstery. Designed circa 1900-1910 by Josef Hoffmann for Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna. Made by Thonet. Delivery time about 4-6 weeks. Price per c...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Original Otto Wagner Armchair 1901 Jugendstil, Secession Style, 1901
By Woka Lamps, Otto Wagner, Thonet-Mundus
Located in Vienna, AT
As pioneer and master of the Modern, Otto Wagner seized the then rather new technique of bending Wood for his furniture designs. The design of this armchair dated back in 1901. This ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Bauhaus Chair Thonet A283 by Gustav Adolf Schneck in 1928
$427Sale Price / item|20% Off
Bauhaus Chair Thonet A283 by Gustav Adolf Schneck in 1928
By Thonet-Mundus, Gustav Adolf Schneck
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Czechoslovakia by the Thonet-Mundus. Designed in year 1928 by prof. Gustav Adolf Schneck. Bent beechwood. New shellac finish.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Mid-century stool attributed to Josef Hoffman Thonet Mundus Borlova
By Thonet-Mundus, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Mid-century wooden stool with leather seat attributed to Josef Hoffmann Thonet Mundus Borlova. A refined early-20th-century wooden stool produced by Thonet–Mundus Borlova, showcasi...
Category
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Wood
Thonet Mundes Dining Chairs by David Fisher, Beech & Wicker, 1925
$790Sale Price / set|20% Off
Thonet Mundes Dining Chairs by David Fisher, Beech & Wicker, 1925
By Thonet-Mundus, David Fisher
Located in Den Haag, NL
Thonet Mundes dining chairs Beech wood. Wicker seat. Design David Fischer for the Gebr Thonet Vienna Austria 1880.
Category
1920s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Wicker
Bauhaus Armchair Pair in Bentwood, Model A 60F by Thonet-Mundus, Austria, 1929
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist armchairs pair in Bauhaus style. The large lacquered bentwood armchair appeared in the Thonet-Mundus catalog from 1929 along with a rocking chair, a stool and a table. The ...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
Functionalist bentwood lounge chair no.668 Thonet Debrecen
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Functionalist bentwood lounge chair by no.668 Thonet Debrecen in very good original condition.
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Bentwood
Bauhaus art deco amrchairs by Lajos Kozma for Thonet Mundus
By Lajos Kozma, Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Bauhaus art deco amrchairs by Lajos Kozma for Thonet Mundus. Professionally stained and repolished with new fabric.
Category
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Two Armchairs Mirjana Maracic, Mundus, Florijan Bobic Furniture Factory, Vara
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Two rare mid-century design armchairs made of bentwood beech wood and webbing seat and back. The manufacturer dates from the end of the 19th century, was initially called Mundus (...
Category
1970s Croatian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Rush, Bentwood
Thonet Armchair Catalog Number 1798
$1,115Sale Price|56% Off
Thonet Armchair Catalog Number 1798
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Vienna, AT
Thonet Armchair Catalog Number 1798 The surface is already walnut stained and shellack polished. The cover will be made on customer request and is already in price included. More...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Thonet Mundus Plant Stand
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Thonet Mundus plant stand professionally stained and repolished with new glass.
Category
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Glass, Beech, Bentwood
Secession bentwood bench by Thonet Mundus
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Secession bentwood bench by Thonet Mundus with brass leg endings.. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Brass
3 Original circa 1920 Mundus Vienna Austria Bentwood High Back Kitchen Chairs
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this suite of three original fully stamped Mundus Vienna Austria, bentwood high back chairs. A very good looki...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Secession office chair by Thonet Mundus
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Secession office chair by Thonet Mundus. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category
Early 1900s European Vienna Secession Antique Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Art deco serving trolley by no.1157 by Thonet Debrecen 1930
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Art deco serving trolley no.1157 by Thonet Debrecen 1930 professionally stained and repolished.
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Vintage bentwood armchair Thonet B 47
$697Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage bentwood armchair Thonet B 47
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Manufactured by Thonet in 1930s under catalogue number 1626/1. Labeled with manufacturers trade mark. Made of beech wood and plywood. In good original condition with some traces of w...
Category
1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech
Black Dining Armchairs designed by Josef Hoffmann for Mundus, Yugoslavia 1960s
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet-Mundus
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find rare vintage dining chairs designed by Josef Hoffmann for Mundus - Model Prague. Chairs are done in black painted beech bentwood with cane seats and bac...
Category
1960s Croatian Art Nouveau Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Cane, Beech
Thonet n°9 Le Corbusier armchair
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Grenoble, FR
Very beautiful bentwood armchair from the beginning of the century model no. 9. This armchair was used on multiple occasions by Le Corbusier who was particularly fond of it. He said ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Bauhaus art deco amrchairs by Lajos Kozma for Thonet Mundus
By Lajos Kozma, Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Bauhaus art deco amrchairs by Lajos Kozma for Thonet Mundus. Professionally stained and repolished with new fabric.
Category
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Very rare pagoda plant stand D68 by Thonet Mundus
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Very rare pagoda plant stand D68 by Thonet Mundus. Professionally stained and repolished
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Art deco armchairs no.A 64F by Adolf Gustav Schneck for Thonet Mundus
By Thonet-Mundus, Gustav Adolf Schneck
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Art deco bentwood armchairs no.A64F by Adolf Gustav Schneck for Thonet Mundus.
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Art Deco Coffee Table by Thonet Mundus
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Round coffee table by Thonet Mundus circa 1930. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech
Antique Side Table by Thonet Mundus
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Add a touch of historical elegance to your interior with this beautiful antique side table with an integrated lower shelf, manufactured by Thonet / Mundus. Dating back to the early 2...
Category
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech
Original of Time Otto Wagner Armchair 1901 Jugendstil, Secession Style, 1901
By Otto Wagner, Woka Lamps, Thonet-Mundus
Located in Vienna, AT
As pioneer and master of the Modern, Otto Wagner seized the then rather new technique of bending Wood for his furniture designs. The design of this armchair dated back in 1901. This ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Antique Bentwood Piano Stool upholstered in kilim fabric, Austria 1910s
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an Antique Art Nouveau adjustable piano stool. It is done in typical Mundus manner - beech bentwood, with the round seat, which in this case was upholst...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood
Josef Frank, rare stool model B313, Thonet, 1928
By Thonet-Mundus, Josef Frank
Located in Uppsala, SE
Bentwood stool, model B 313, designed by Josef Frank for Thonet-Mundus in 1928. This example have an (for this model) unusual rattan seat. Possibly a later addition since the holes o...
Category
1920s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Birch
Vintage Bentwood Desk Chair, 1930s-1950s, Mundus, Austria
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hannover, DE
Bentwood vintage chair by Autrian manufacturer Mundus, competitor from Thonet. Production period: approx. 1930s-1950s. Ideally as desk or dining chair. Only 1 available. Sturdy b...
Category
1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Teak
Two Thonet Chairs
$600 / item
Two Thonet Chairs
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of Thonet chairs still unrestored Beech, bentwood new caned seat, the wood can be stained and polished on any color you request.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech, Cane
Thonet Dining Chair No.4
$1,859
Thonet Dining Chair No.4
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Thonet dining chair no.4 professionally stained and repolished.
Category
1920s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Very rare flower stand T376 by Thonet Mundus
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Very rare flower stands T376 by Thonet Mundus professionally stained and repolished.
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Set of Thonet Nesting Tables with Mirror Tabletop
$569Sale Price|59% Off
Set of Thonet Nesting Tables with Mirror Tabletop
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of Thonet nesting tables with mirror tabletop original condition.
Category
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech, Glass
Functionalist Folding Trolley by Thonet
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Functionalist folding trolley by Thonet Mundus professionally stained and repolished.
Category
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Wood
Bentwood Early 1900s Rocking Chair Produced by Mundus, Budapest
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Bentwood and straw rocking chair produced by Mondus in the early 20th century. The armchair is complete and features its original maker label: "Mundus Budapest". The chair is compl...
Category
Early 19th Century Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Straw, Bentwood
Set of 6 dining chairs by Thonet Mundus
$1,975 / set
Set of 6 dining chairs by Thonet Mundus
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Set of 6 dining chairs by Thonet Mundus in very nice original condition with signs of use.
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Very rare flower stand T376 by Thonet Mundus
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Very rare flower stands T376 by Thonet Mundus professionally stained and repolished.
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Set of 4 chairs model A821 by Adolf Gustav Schneck for Thonet Mundus
By Gustav Adolf Schneck, Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Set of 4 chairs model A821 by Adolf Gustav Schneck for Thonet Mundus. Absolutely original condition, combination of natural rattan weave on the ba...
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Small Plant Stand T378 by Thonet Mundus
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Bentwood side table/flower stand T378 by Thonet Mundus professionally stained and repolished.
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Thonet-Mundus Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Thonet-mundus furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Thonet-Mundus furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Thonet-Mundus furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Thonet-Mundus were created in the Art Deco style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Hugo Gorge, and Rena Rosenthal. Prices for Thonet-Mundus furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $464 and can go as high as $81,851, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,537.
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Questions About Thonet-Mundus Furniture
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 27, 2024To identify a Thonet chair, look under the seat. Most Thonet chairs will feature a maker's marking. Often, you'll find the Thonet name carved into the wooden seat frame or printed on a paper label mounted on the seat's underside. Because Thonet changed its markings over the years, you can get a rough idea of the age of your chair by comparing the ones on your piece to images on trusted online reference guides. If you need help with the identification process, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can be of assistance. Find a range of Thonet chairs on 1stDibs.