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ANTIQUE #SA946876

Thonet Advertising Chair For Holdfast Boots & Shoes - 1920's

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Vicky Thomas Antiques

Super 1920''s advertising chair for ''Holdfast Boots'', made by the renowned and innovate German chair designer Michael Thonet.
 
Thonet made famous the process of bending normally brittle woods such as Beech, and his ''bent wood'' chairs, are celebrated worldwide particularly the design classic bistro chairs still popular to this day.
 
This chair has the trademark bent wood frame with a burnished plywood seat bearing the advertising logo for ''Holdfast Boots and Shoes''. The colour is glorious with a golden honey rich back contrasting beautifully with the dark finish of the seat legs and sides.
 
The chair stands 89cm tall, 37cm across the widest part of the seat and 38.5cm from front to back.
 
The chair has the gentle surface wear that is to be expected of a well loved item of furniture of this age, but it looks fantastic and would be a wonderful and stylish addition to any home.
 
Please see the photographs and don''t hesitate to get in touch if I can provide any further inf...
Antique SA946876 shown on this page was made in 1920. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1920
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CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
Vicky Thomas Antiques
Manchester
United Kingdom
Tel: 07718 101220
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD