Thonet no. 811  

This chair by Thonet no. 811 is also known as the 'Prague' chair and designed by Josef Frank in the 1920's and it was also sold in the USA by Knoll in the 1950's and described as being imported/manufactured from Czechoslovakia. Thonet have factories all over europe and even here in the USA. The chair originally have caned seats and back but was also offered upholstered and older versions did not have the the secondary leg support that shows up in other models. Besides natural wood, later models were also offered with lacquered frames. The model 811 was in the Thonet USA line up to the mid 1980's and any versions not made by Thonet are unlicensed copies.