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No. 275, a wooden S-chair
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No. 275, a wooden S-chair

DESIGNED BY VERNER PANTON FOR THONET IN CIRCA 1966, EXECUTED FROM 1968 ONWARDS

Details
No. 275, a wooden S-chair
Designed by Verner Panton for Thonet in circa 1966, executed from 1968 onwards
Of continuous moulded and laminated form
82cm. high
With original paper label Thonet
Provenance
Museum Thonet, Frankenberg
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20.825% of the hammer price for lots with values up to NLG 200,000. If the hammer price exceeds the NLG 200,000 then the premium is calculated at 20.825% of the first NLG 200,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of NLG 200,000.

Lot Essay

The S-chair was the first single-piece chair executed by Thonet in moulded plywood and can be seen as an advanced echo of the zigzag-chair, designed by G.Th. Rietveld.
The design was awarded the Rosenthal Studio Preis in 1966 and was presented on the Möbelmesse in Cologne in 1968.

See illustration

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