WOJCIECHÓW (Published by) (Bentwood Furniture Factory of) - Lot 68

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WOJCIECHÓW (Published by) (Bentwood Furniture Factory of) - Lot 68
WOJCIECHÓW (Published by) (Bentwood Furniture Factory of) Chair made of stained bent beech; the backrest consists of two superimposed arches. Flared bent base, joined by a curved crossbar. Seat made of molded beech plywood, the underside decorated with a foliage motif (chip with a missing piece 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 Height: 97 cm – Width: 42 cm – Depth: 53.5 cm - History: The Wojciechów bentwood furniture factory was founded in 1872 by Count Wojciech Poletyłło; it was the first Polish 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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