Have you seen the photographs of the Viennese cafés from the turn of the previous century? In sepia tones, they capture bustling street life where outdoor seating is filled with guests—often artists, musicians, and writers with an appetite for life and an endless desire to debate art, creativity, and existence.
In those images, they are all seated on bentwood chairs. Thin, graceful, yet remarkably durable pieces, crafted in the most elegant of forms. At Auktionshuset Kolonn, these shapes reappear—pushed to their limits in sweeping curves, bent by the hands of true craftsmen.
Much of it comes from Thonet, of course—the world’s foremost name in the field. But not all. The firm's competitors from the early 20th century are also represented, and it’s not just chairs. Quite the opposite! Here, you’ll find tables, cradles, a rocking chair, sofas, coat racks, hall stands, and even a fireside chair you might never want to leave.
