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August Thonet No. 4 Bentwood Armchair By Ton

From $864

Description
Introduced in 1850, the No. 4 Cafe Daum bentwood chair proved to be an instant success.  The chair was first ordered by the owner of the Cafe Daum in Vienna, a meeting place for foreign correspondents and members of the Austro-Hungarian military.  The bentwood chairs were made of bent mahogany and laminated wood strips.  They later appeared in a different form as Chair No. 4 in Michael Thonet's company...