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BENTWOOD CHAIR: CANE SEAT c1907-1914. Mfg by MUNDUS-HOFFMAN group
$89 Negotiable
COLLECTOR'S PIECE
Beautifully Restored Beech Frame with Maker’s Labels
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Bentwood furniture is a type of furniture made by bending wooden rods into the required shape after they have been steamed. Mundus bentwood chairs are among the most successful examples of early mass-produced furniture. A single chair which would happily fit as a spare chair for most places.
This example was made at the Josef Jaworek small factory that was the only Polish member associated with the Mundus furniture company of Vienna. Jaworek was founded in 1907 and Mundus went on to merge with J & J Kohn in August of 1914; therefore this chair was made in the 1907-14 period. Mundus was a significant manufacturing company, active in several places in the Austro Hungarian Empire, at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Factories seem to have existed in multiple locations, including Poland; their products carry diverse labels.
SIGNIFICANCE
Not only was this chair owned by me great grandparents, it is significant as it is an early example of mass produced manufactured furniture from a company in Austria that pioneered this type of furniture around the turn of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was designed by the famous Austrian architect and founder of the world-renowned Wiener Werkstätte: Josef Hofman. This item is now regarded as a collector's piece giving it additional significance and interest.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Bentwood chair; Seat Height 480mm, Diameter 410mm. Pleasingly shaped restored beech frame with traditional hand-polished shellac finish - curled loop inner back. Woven cane seat directly onto and through the frame – CANE SEAT REQUIRES RESTORATION. Splayed legs with bracing ring – FRONT LEGS HAVE A LITTLE LATERAL MOVEMENT.
INSCRIPTIONS & MARKINGS
MARKS: 2 paper labels under seat rim confirming ‘Mundus Austria’ and the maker ‘Jacob Jaworek’ with text "Mobel Fabriken / Josef Jaworek / Teschen osterr Schlesien”; and pressed mark ‘Hofman’ into rim.
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Beautifully Restored Beech Frame with Maker’s Labels
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Bentwood furniture is a type of furniture made by bending wooden rods into the required shape after they have been steamed. Mundus bentwood chairs are among the most successful examples of early mass-produced furniture. A single chair which would happily fit as a spare chair for most places.
This example was made at the Josef Jaworek small factory that was the only Polish member associated with the Mundus furniture company of Vienna. Jaworek was founded in 1907 and Mundus went on to merge with J & J Kohn in August of 1914; therefore this chair was made in the 1907-14 period. Mundus was a significant manufacturing company, active in several places in the Austro Hungarian Empire, at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Factories seem to have existed in multiple locations, including Poland; their products carry diverse labels.
SIGNIFICANCE
Not only was this chair owned by me great grandparents, it is significant as it is an early example of mass produced manufactured furniture from a company in Austria that pioneered this type of furniture around the turn of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was designed by the famous Austrian architect and founder of the world-renowned Wiener Werkstätte: Josef Hofman. This item is now regarded as a collector's piece giving it additional significance and interest.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Bentwood chair; Seat Height 480mm, Diameter 410mm. Pleasingly shaped restored beech frame with traditional hand-polished shellac finish - curled loop inner back. Woven cane seat directly onto and through the frame – CANE SEAT REQUIRES RESTORATION. Splayed legs with bracing ring – FRONT LEGS HAVE A LITTLE LATERAL MOVEMENT.
INSCRIPTIONS & MARKINGS
MARKS: 2 paper labels under seat rim confirming ‘Mundus Austria’ and the maker ‘Jacob Jaworek’ with text "Mobel Fabriken / Josef Jaworek / Teschen osterr Schlesien”; and pressed mark ‘Hofman’ into rim.
Some courier suggestions are:
Within NSW
Monster Couriers
Interstate to Victoria via ACT
The Blue Mexican
Interstate to Queensland
Mullumbimby Removals
- Date Listed:01/04/2023
- Last Edited:21/04/2024
- Condition:Used
- Shipping:Pickup Only
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