JEAN PROUVÉ | Two Standard chairs, designed circa 1950

lacquered metal and wood

Good overall condition. The metal has been re-lacquered and presents with a few minor scratches and very minor scuffs, mostly located at the bottom of the legs. The wooden seat and back with some light surface scratches and some small dents, mostly located along the edges.They have most likely been sanded and re-varnished. At the junctions between the wooden seat and the metal back, some dents resulting from the rubbing of the metal on the wood, inherent to the structure. On one of the chairs, more significant scratches concentrated to the central seating and a few chips on the edges of the seat and the back, the wood is slightly more dried and hence presents with very minute cracks in the sense of the wood. All consistent with age and use. A few black stains on the legs.
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