Skip to main content
Questions & Answers
Our trusted network of 1stDibs sellers answer common questions

How do I know if my chair is Thonet?

1 Answer
How do I know if my chair is Thonet?
An authentic Thonet chair will have the company’s name with a solid line underneath carved somewhere on the chair. The brand can also confirm the authenticity and age of a Thonet chair via its website. Shop a variety of authentic Thonet furniture on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Vintage Germany Icon Bauhaus B35 Black Leather Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This design icon from 1928, the B35 armchair, was designed by Marcel Breuer in the late 1920s and made by the German Thonet factory in the early 1930s. This piece is made of tubular steel and black leather with natural patina. The materials used and the traces of wear show that this is an early production of this timeless modell. The armrests are finished with solid wood. Following the success of his Wassily chair, Breuer continued to experiment with tubular steel furniture. Like the Wassily chair, the B35 was not a direct representative of the Bauhaus school, but is clearly in line with the Bauhaus design and construction principles, with a modern, stripped-down form made of industrial materials not used today in furniture production. Marcel Breuer was born in 1902 in Hungary. He was an architect and designer. He received a scholarship to study painting and sculpture at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in 1920, but quickly quit and applied to the Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany. After completing the preliminary courses there, he studied at the Bauhaus furniture...
Category

Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

1930s Adolf Loos Office Chair Model 669 for Cafe Capua by Thonet
By Adolf Loos, Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished and finish by shellac. - Measures: height of the armrests are 71cm. - height of seat 44 cm.
Category

Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Wood

Swivel Office Chair Thonet Nr.352, since 1904
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet company. Newly restored, new shellack polish, minor repairs.
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Swivel Chairs

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Postmodern Design Stacking Chair "FLEX 2000" by Gerd Lange for Thonet, 1983
By Gerd Lange, Thonet
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Postmodern German Design Stacking Chair "FLEX 2000" by Gerd Lange for Thonet. Made in West Germany, 1983. Set of 10 chairs. Beech bend wood constructed frame with black form shaped p...
Category

Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Plastic, Beech

Vintage German Bauhaus Icon Black Leather & Chrome S33 Chair by Mart Stam, 1960s
By Thonet, Mart Stam
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This S33 chair by Mart Stam is a design icon from 1926. It was produced by the German Thonet manufactory. Our piece comes from the 1960s. It is the first can...
Category

Vintage 1960s German Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Chrome

1960s Desk or Side Bentwood Chair by Ton, Czechoslovakia
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - Newly upholstered - beech wood - armrests Dimension: 44 cm
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Wood, Beech, Bentwood

Shop All