Bentwood Dining Chair attributed to Debrecen, 1890s

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1890s bentwood debrecen single dining chair. It is hard to be precise about the origin of this chair as little … Read more 1890s bentwood debrecen single dining chair. It is hard to be precise about the origin of this chair as little history is known, but what we do know is at the beginning of the 20th century two producers existed j&j kohn and mundus. Both produced chairs in various factories throughout the austro hungarian empire. This chair is an early model probably 1890’s from debrecen or mundus, we know it is a mundus model because we have seen marked examples. Either way, beautiful surviving and fascinating chair,all our chairs pass through our own workshop where they are gently serviced and sensitively restored, we only sell vintage of excellent quality. Seat height 47cm

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our workshop team inspect every product and carry out any needed repairs to ensure that everything leaves us serviced and maintained ready for many more years of life. All of our vintage products show the rich beauty and history of their life with the knocks and bumps of many years of use and we try to minimise restoration to keep every piece as original as possible. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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