
GEBRÜDER THONET FR ÈRES – WIEN
512, the model in Supplement II of the 1904 Catalog published in June 1907, variant of model 511
Very rare bench in steamed, curved and bent beech, stained mahogany.
Bears the THONET embossed stamp on the inside of the belt.
Height: 112 cm – Length: 107 cm – Depth: 57,5 cm
Public collection and related work:
Victoria & Albert Museum, South Kensington, Londres – A bench No. 511, common variant of our model, is kept in the collections of this institution under inventory number W.41-1979.
Bibliography:
- II Supplementheft zum Gebrüder Thonet’schen Hauptkatalog vom 1. Oktober 1904 – Supplement to the Thonet Brothers' commercial catalogue of 1904, Vienna, June 1907. A No. 512 chair reproduced on page 137.
- Thonet Bentwood & Other Furniture : The 1904 Illustrated Catalogue, with the 1905-6 and 1907 supplements and price lists in German and English – Dover Publications, New York, 1980. A chair No. 512 reproduced page 137.
