Gustav Siegel side chairs three

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Gustav Siegel (1880-1970)

Vienna, c. 1910

Made by Thonet Brothers (label)
Mahogany stained bent beechwood

In 1899, Gustav Siegel, a young cabinetmaker and student at the Vienna School of Applied Arts was hired to head the design department of Jacob & Josef Kohn. Kohn’s new direction was first acclaimed at the 1900 Exposition Universelle held in Paris, where the installations Siegel designed were awarded the gold medal over those of the bentwood company Gebrueder Thonet.

Height: 36" Width: 16" Depth: 17"

Same style of chair, set of eight with white upholstery.