Thonet - Michael Thonet - 椅子 (2) - 蒸汽弯曲的木材 - Gebrüder Thonet Radomsko

两把非常漂亮的 Thonet 椅子。你可以称它们为 biastro 椅子。这两把完全相同的椅子之所以特别，是因为它们相当低矮，且背部设计简单而低。高度为 74 cm，靠背宽度 40 cm，深度 43 cm，坐垫直径 37.5 cm，坐高约 46 cm。每把椅子的重量约 2.75 kg。椅子们仍处于非常良好的状态，源自 1930 年代。之所以能如此精确地确定，是因为它们是在波兰制造（其中一把椅子上还能看到“Made in Poland”和“A.P.M.”的铸章）。此外，两把椅子底部都还贴有名为“Levee”的贴纸。该公司曾是知名的家具生产与进口商。它于二十世纪二十年代（大约 1925–1927 年左右）在阿姆斯特丹成立。当时家具贸易顺应阿姆斯特丹学派建筑风格的巨大流行，以及新兴的新艺术潮流（Art Deco）。其生产的巅峰在三十年代。该批发商在二战后在荷兰家具产业中已不再扮演重要角色。 This two chairs were produced in the Thonet factories in Radomsko, where Thonet had established furniture factories already before World War I. They did so because there was plenty of beech timber and enough workers, who in Austria during World War I were often drafted into the army. Michael Thonet is regarded as the first and most important furniture designer. He was also the first to perfect steam bending of wood to the degree that it could be applied in industrial furniture manufacture. The steam-bent elements are clearly visible on these chairs as well. This gave the Thonet chair stability. It is remarkable how stable these chairs still are, despite being over 100 years old! These two chairs are still 100% original. No repairs are visible anywhere, and all original fasteners are still present. The wear spots where the chairs were picked up, notably in the middle of the backrest, are very handsome (see photos). All such signs of use are still present and visible on the chairs. On both chairs the “Levee” sticker is still present, and on one of the two chairs the text “A. P’M’” and “Made in Poland” can still be clearly read, along with a small portion of Levee’s address label, and two stickers with the word “waterproof,” indicating that the seat was glued with waterproof glue. Both chairs have always been together and were sold as a set by the Levee company in the 1930s. The chairs are still sturdy. Therefore these antique chairs are not only beautiful pieces of furniture in a room, but also fully usable as chairs. And of course they are conversation starters, with the history they carry along. The chairs are professionally packed and insured for shipping.