1951 Set of Four W199 Chairs By Ben Thompson And Walter Gropius For Thonet Seating The seat height is 16

The seat height is 16

The top shows some wear

This particular example dates to the 1990s and has always been leather since new

they were designed by an Italian

but remains vintage

1951 Set of Four W199 Chairs By Ben Thompson And Walter Gropius For Thonet Seating The seat height is 16This is an outstanding set of 4 W199 Birch Armchairs, designed by Walter Gropius and Ben Thompson for Gebruder Thonet in 1951. They were produced in Austria in the early 1950s and the listed price includes the set of 4 chairs. Their design features bent birch plywood legs, arms and back supports, and they have solid contoured nutwood seats and backs. Gropius was a co founder of the Bauhaus school and is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern