Gebruder Thonet, bentwood 214 knotted chair, beech wood with knotted leg and cane seat in red finish, the original No.14 (214) bentwood, also known as the bistro chair (without the knotted leg) was designed by Michael Thonet in1859, becoming the world's first mass-produced item of furniture. 214K was manufactured around the same time as the 214.
Provenance: Private Collection, Auckland. Purchased directly from Thonet.de in the 1990s.