13. Children’s Table with Bentwood Chairs.

White, hand-painted children’s table with four Thonet bentwood chairs. One of the latter is painted gold while another, a child’s armchair, is green in colour.

Bentwood, as the name suggests, involves bending wood by carefully steaming it until it becomes flexible, allowing it to be curved into the desired shape. When dried and solidified, the furniture is both strong and elegant.