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a wooden chair with a bent back and a leather seata wooden chair with a bent back and a leather seat
Crait + Müller

68 - WOJCIECHÓW (Published by) (Bentwood Furniture Factory)
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Estimate €100 - €200
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Description
WOJCIECHÓW (Published by) (Bentwood Furniture Factory) Chair in stained bent beech, with a backrest formed of two superimposed arches. Flared bentwood base, joined by a curved crossbar. Seat of moulded beech plywood, the underside decorated with a foliage motif (chip with a gap and a crack in the backrest arch). Bears the stamp ‘ВОЙЦѢХОВЪ ’ (Wojciechów) and, around the edge of the seat, the printed label ‘НАСТОЯЩЕЕ БУКОВОЕ ДЕРЕВО’ (‘genuine beech wood’). Circa 1900 H 97 cm – W 42 cm – D 53.5 cm - History: The Wojciechów bentwood furniture factory was founded in 1872 by Count Wojciech Poletyłło; it was Poland’s first factory to produce bent beechwood furniture. Destroyed by fire around 1903, it was rebuilt in Gomunice, near Kamieńsk, and ceased operations in 1933.
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About the sale TAKE A SEAT! A selection from the Werner Löffler collection
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Auction time 10/27/2026 at 1:30 PM
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