At the turn of the 20th century, Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffmann and several of their peers separated from the predominant Association of Austrian Artists to form a new professional union, the Vienna Secession.
The artists’ intent to break free from classical traditions in fine art evolved to encompass applied arts and interior design as well: In 1903, Hoffmann and Koloman Moser founded the Wiener Werkstätte, or "Viennese Workshop," to produce progressive furniture, ceramics, glass and textiles.
This talented collective of Austrian artists, architects and designers most famously created works in the Jugendstil style — the German branch of Western Europe's popular Art Nouveau. Jugendstil is associated with dynamic, rhythmic forms and undulating lines.
On 1stDibs, discover the sophisticated Vienna Secession furniture, art and decorative objects — ranging from watercolor paintings and prints to serveware and seating — that transformed Austria over one hundred years ago and maintain timeless appeal today.
Thonet Bentwood Cane Rocking Armchair – Vienna
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Graceful and sculptural, this bentwood rocking chair showcases the iconic Viennese tradition of steam-bent hardwood formed into sweeping curves and elegant scrollwork. The flowing ar...
Beech, Bentwood
Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Att. to Thonet
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Unusual bentwood and cane rocking chair, in the Vienna Secessionist style, probably mid 20th C vintage, Thonet - made in USA, unsigned. The chair is slightly smaller in scale, a vari...
Cane, Bentwood
Child’s Thonet Rocking Chair
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Stylish child’s bentwood rocking chair attached to Thonet. This example is in very good original condition showing only light wear normal and consistent with age. Measures: Total H ...
Cane, Bentwood
Original Gustav Siegel Bentwood Rocking Chair / Lounge, Jacob & Josef Kohn
By Gustav Siegel, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in New York City, NY
A fabulous and important original Vienna workshop, bentwood rocker, model# 824, Schaukel Fauteuils by designer Gustav Siegel, manufactured by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Austria 1905 Illust...
Bentwood
Thonet Rocking Chair, Model Number 511, Vienna Secession, circa 1904
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Thonet rocking chair, model number 511. Vienna Secession, circa 1904.
Beech, Rattan, Bentwood
Gustav Siegel, by J & J Kohn, Tall Stylish Secessionist Bentwood Rocking Chair
By Gustav Siegel, J.&J. Khon 1
Located in London, GB
Gustav Siegel. A tall high back stylish Viennese Secessionist ebonised bentwood rocking chair. Model# 824, manufactured by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Austria 1905. Illustrated in Jacob ...
Bentwood
Secession Rocking Chair No.7211 by Marcel Kammerer for Thonet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Secession rocking chair no.7211 by Marcel Kammerer for Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished.
Bentwood
Bentwood Rocking Chair Attributed to Thonet, Early 20th Century
By Thonet
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Classic Vienna Secession style bentwood rocking chair with embossed wooden seat and back, and beautiful scrolling base. Refinished in glossy black.
Original 19th century bentwood Childrens rocking chair by Fischel Czechoslovakia
This rare late 19th-century bentwood children's rocking chair, crafted by Fischel in Czechoslovakia, is a delightful example of both craftsmanship and design innovation during the er...
Bentwood, Rattan, Beech
Large Thonet rocking chair no.7021B
By Thonet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Large Thonet rocking chair no.7021B in excellent structural condition. The rattan cane is mostly tight and intact, with only a minor, non-critical defect on the backrest that does no...
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Thonet Rocking Chair, Model Number 71, Vienna, 1910, Signed Thonet Bellow
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Thonet rocking chair, model number 71. Vienna, 1910. Signed Thonet Bellow.
Beech, Bentwood, Rattan
Gustav Siegel Attributed, Made by Thonet, a Bentwood & Cane Rocking Chair
By Thonet, Gustav Siegel
Located in London, GB
Gustav Siegel attributed, made by Thonet. A bentwood and cane rocking chair.
Cane, Bentwood
Bentwood rocking chair attr. Thonet, late 19th century
By Thonet
Located in View Park, CA
A bentwood rocker attributed to Thonet, designed late 19th or early 20th century. Featuring art nouveau whiplash curves and real wicker caning. Made in Poland (possibly at the Radoms...
Wicker, Bentwood
Bentwood chair by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Bentwood chair by Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished.
Beech, Bentwood
Josef Hoffmann Chair for Jacob and Josef Kohn Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Josef Hoffmann Chair Model 725 circa 1903-1905. Rare variation with caned seat and back. Usually found with upholstered seat and back. Chair is sometimes said to be by Gustav Siegel ...
Cane, Beech
Vienna Secessionist Bentwood Chair by Kohn Mundus
By J & J Kohn & Mundus, Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Classic steam bent Vienna Secessionist side chair made in Czechoslovia, by J.J. Kohn & Mundus, circa 1900/1920's. The chair is in very good, clean, ready to use condition, showing o...
Cane, Bentwood
Exceptional Rocking Chair by Thonet
By Thonet, Michael Thonet
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This old authentic rocking chair was designed Michael Thonet and manufactured by Thonet. It was in the catalogue of 1904. It is a design classic. This dark brown rocking chair is in very good vintage condition with normal signs of age and use. The chair is stamped. Take your chance to get this Thonet collector’s item. Michael Thonet (1796-1871) was a German-Austrian cabinet maker, known for the invention of bentwood furniture, which ment the beginning of Modern Design. Le Corbusier used Thonet chairs...
Bentwood
$350
H 26 in W 16 in D 20 in
Antique Eastlake Victorian Walnut Small Child's Folding Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Eastlake Victorian Walnut Small Child's Folding Frame Rocker Rocking Chair with Needlepoint Tapestry Upholstery. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: Folded: 31" H x 15" W ...
Walnut
$795
H 40 in W 19.75 in D 42 in
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Beech Bentwood Rocking Chair Attributed to Thonet
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant sculpted bentwood Thonet rocker from Czechoslovakia c1960. Hand caned seat and back with a fabulous bentwood design. Concentric circles form the base with other be...
Cane, Beech
Bentwood rocking chair by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Bentwood rocking chair by Thonet in excellent original codnition.
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
$695
H 39 in W 22 in D 46 in
Classic Bent Wood Rocking Chair, Model No.4 by Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna, Austria
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic Bent Wood Rocking Chair Model No.4 by Gebrüder Thonet originally designed and produced in 1860's Vienna, Austria, "this chair is in its original as found condition and it sh...
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Rocking Chair S826 by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic rocking chair by Ulrich Böhme for Thonet. Designed in 1971, model S826. Frame made of chrome-plated tubular steel. The rocking chair has been reupholstered and covered with a...
Steel
Armchairs by Gustav Siegel for Kohn
By Gustav Siegel, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Vienna, AT
Armchairs by Gustav Siegel for Kohn (model no. 715) Beech, bent wood, curved, brown stained. Inside of the seat ring inscribed.: J. & J. KOH...
Brass
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...
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
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H 40.95 in W 22.05 in D 41.34 in
20th century Viennese rocking chair made of wood and Vienna straw
By Thonet
Located in Premariacco, IT
Vintage bentwood rocking chair with woven Vienna straw seat and back. Rocker has no marks or labels, normal signs of wear from age and use. Screws and nuts are not original but inst...
Straw, Wood
Thonet rocking chair no.4
By Thonet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Thonet rocking chair no.4 professionally stained and repolished with new handmade rattan seat.
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Vienna secession rocking chair for children
By Thonet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Vienna secession rocking chair for children in very nice original condition.
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Thonet rocking chair
By Thonet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Thonet rocking chair after professional renovation with new handmade rattan seat and backrest
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Thonet Rocking Chair No.7014
By Thonet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Thonet rocking chair no.7014 in very good original condition. Original rattan seat.
Bentwood
Bentwood Rocking Chair Att. to Thonet
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Nice vintage bentwood rocking chair, in the style of the Vienna Secession movement, probably 20th C, - made in USA by Thonet, unsigned. ...
Cane, Wood
Signed Thonet Bentwood Schaukelstuhl Rocker
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Schaukelstuhl rocking chair in blonde finish beech with original canned back and seat. This fine example is signed THONET and marked A5, as shown....
Cane, Beech
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H 28.75 in W 16.15 in D 27.56 in
20th Century Thonet Style Beech Bentwood Child Rocking Chair with Cane
By Thonet
Located in Milano, MI
A lovely 20th century Thonet style beech bentwood child’s rocking chair with cane back and seat in fair age related condition, featuring bent...
Cane, Bentwood, Beech
Early 20th Century Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
By Thonet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century rocking chair by Thonet features a scrolled bentwood frame, caned back and perforated wood seat that slopes from 17.5 to 12 inches h...
Cane, Bentwood
Bentwood Rocking Chair by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Stylish and comfortable bentwood rocking chair by Thonet having caned backrest and seat. This example is in clean original condition, fully and correc...
Cane, Bentwood
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H 37.8 in W 22.05 in L 37.8 in
Gustav Siegel, Viennese Secession Rocking Chair, Bentwood, circa 1900
By Gustav Siegel, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Munster, NRW
A bentwood rocking chair, by Austrian Art Nouveau designer Gustav Siegel for Jacob & Josef Kohn, circa 1900. Good condition, perfectly functional, minors wares due to use and age.
Bentwood
Viennese Rocking Chair
Located in Munich, DE
By Thonet or Joseph and Cohn. Made circa 1900. Possibly later painted...
Bentwood