Set of 8 Early 20th Century Wojciechów Thonet Chairs

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Set of 8 Wojciechów Thonet chairs. Original tags. Rare as a set of 8.

Nice set of pre-war bentwood chairs … Read more Set of 8 Wojciechów Thonet chairs. Original tags. Rare as a set of 8.

Nice set of pre-war bentwood chairs signed Wojciechów, the first Polish bentwood furniture factory. It was founded in 1872 by Count Wojciech Poliłło on part of his land in Wojciechów. After a fire in 1900, which consumed almost all the property, the count moved the plant to Gomunic in the Piotrkówski poviat, where he had better access to raw materials and more convenient access (Warsaw-Vienna railway line). The factory settlement was also given the name Wojciechów. Unfortunately, in 1925 the factory went bankrupt and was taken over by Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego. In 1927, it was further sold to a new private investor, who went bankrupt after five years. In 1929 furniture from the Auction Society of Bent Furniture "Wojciechów" was still presented at the famous Universal National Exhibition in Poznań presenting the achievements of the reborn Polish State. It is officially assumed that the factory ceased operations in 1933. See less