A rare settee, Gebrüder Thonet,
Vienna, c. 1858, beech, strip glazing, polished solid bentwood frame, laminated bentwood seat ring, the seat and backrest covered with woven cane, height 94 cm, width 137 cm, depth 49.5 cm, height of seat 46 cm. (DRAX)
A unique specimen.
This model is the precursor of a settee marketed as Model No. 3 in 1859, which was later renamed into Model No. 5. The present item differs from the series-produced models in details, primarily by its larger width.
Provenance: Collection Dr. Helmut Lang, Vienna
Exhibited in: Gebrüder Thonet. Möbel aus gebogenem Holz, Museen des Mobiliendepots, Vienna, 2003
Lit.:E. B. Ottillinger, Gebrüder Thonet. Möbel aus gebogenem Holz, Vienna, 2003, p. 77, fig. 34 – Thonet catalogue sheets from 1859 on (Model No. 3, later Model No. 5).
Esperta: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
04.11.2015 - 17:00
- Stima:
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EUR 14.000,- a EUR 18.000,-
A rare settee, Gebrüder Thonet,
Vienna, c. 1858, beech, strip glazing, polished solid bentwood frame, laminated bentwood seat ring, the seat and backrest covered with woven cane, height 94 cm, width 137 cm, depth 49.5 cm, height of seat 46 cm. (DRAX)
A unique specimen.
This model is the precursor of a settee marketed as Model No. 3 in 1859, which was later renamed into Model No. 5. The present item differs from the series-produced models in details, primarily by its larger width.
Provenance: Collection Dr. Helmut Lang, Vienna
Exhibited in: Gebrüder Thonet. Möbel aus gebogenem Holz, Museen des Mobiliendepots, Vienna, 2003
Lit.:E. B. Ottillinger, Gebrüder Thonet. Möbel aus gebogenem Holz, Vienna, 2003, p. 77, fig. 34 – Thonet catalogue sheets from 1859 on (Model No. 3, later Model No. 5).
Esperta: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
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| Tipo d'asta: | Asta in sala |
| Data: | 04.11.2015 - 17:00 |
| Luogo dell'asta: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Esposizione: | 30.10. - 04.11.2015 |