1951 Set of Four W199 Chairs By Ben Thompson And Walter Gropius For Thonet Seating and dates to circa 1952

and dates to circa 1952

The brown leather is patinated and it has some surface scratches

they were designed by an Italian

The seat height is 16

Their original light tan hopsack upholstery remains intact

1951 Set of Four W199 Chairs By Ben Thompson And Walter Gropius For Thonet Seating and dates to circa 1952This is an outstanding set of 4 W199 Birch Armchairs, designed by Walter Gropius and Ben Thompson for Gebruder Thonet in 1951. They were produced in Austria in the early 1950s and the listed price includes the set of 4 chairs. Their design features bent birch plywood legs, arms and back supports, and they have solid contoured nutwood seats and backs. Gropius was a co founder of the Bauhaus school and is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern