A PAIR OF PLYWOOD SIDE CHAIRS

HERBERT VON THADEN FOR THE THADEN-JORDAN FURNITURE CORPORATION, CIRCA 1947

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A PAIR OF PLYWOOD SIDE CHAIRS
Herbert Von Thaden for The Thaden-Jordan Furniture Corporation, Circa 1947
Each of molded birch-faced construction, stamped with the firm's mark and with original paper label T/J MOLDED PLYWOOD FURNITURE THADEN-JORDAN FURNITURE CORPORATION ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
33in. (83.8cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

Based in Roanoke, Virginia, the Thaden-Jordan Furniture Corporation grew out of the industrial designer Herbert Von Thaden's experimentations with plywood during World War II. Operating from 1946 to 1951, the firm produced several noteworthy chair designs, including the renowned high-back recliner. cf. Tran Turner, "Thaden-Jordan Furniture," Echoes: The Magazine of Classic Modern Style, Volume 6, Number 4, p. 50-53.

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