Midcentury Bentwood
27 July 2020
Description

Dimensions: seat height-18", back height 15", chair depth 16", chair width 16" at the widest part and 11" at the smallest part.

Provenance

Owned by the sellers grandparents.

Acquired from
Other
For sale
No
Answered within about 7 hours
By Delia
Jul 27, 09:51 UTC
Fair Market Value
$400 - $600 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Hi Teai,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
I can't tell from the photos if you have 5 chairs or more than that and, because larger sets bring a greater price than simply multiplying the value of an individual chair I do need to know how large the set is before I can accurately price this.
I look forward to hearing from you, at your convenience.
Many thanks,
Delia

Teai reid Jul 27, 12:40 UTC

Hi Delia,

This is a set of 5 that was used with a round table.

Delia Jul 27, 12:49 UTC

Thanks, Teai!
Based on the photographs and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A set of five bentwood bistro chairs
In the manner of Thonet, made in Poland, first half 20th Century
each with rounded tablet crest, raised over rounded trapezoidal seat raised on four cylindrical tapering legs.
each 33 inches overall height, 18 inches seat height, 16 inches wide
PROVENANCE: inherited from grandparents
$400-600*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, and thank you for using Mearto.

Teai reid Jul 27, 12:58 UTC

All the info provided I already knew, can you provide any more knowledge on the chairs?

Delia Jul 27, 13:01 UTC

There were a number of factories in Poland in the early 20th Century making bentwood furniture in the style of Thonet; without a brand, stamp or label its almost impossible to tell which of them made this set. Where did your grandparents acquire these?

Teai reid Jul 27, 18:53 UTC

I don't know where it was acquired but there's a label says FMG 022635 in the 5th photo.

Delia Jul 27, 18:58 UTC

Yes, I've seen the label in that photo but unfortunately, it does not provide any information that would allow me to tell you where this was made, or when.

Teai reid Jul 27, 19:06 UTC

Okay, I understand. Thank you for your time

Delia Jul 27, 19:07 UTC

I'm sorry there isn't much more that I can tell you; it is that way with a significant portion of antique furniture where the initial history simply become lost because initial and subsequent owners don't bother to record it.

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