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Peter Shire

"Bel Air" Armchair

No reserve

Lot Closed

October 19, 06:42 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Peter Shire

"Bel Air" Armchair


1982

produced by Memphis Milano, Italy

with the original producer's label dated 1982

lacquered wood, fiberglass, fabric upholstery

49 1/2 x 47 x 42 in. (119 x 107 x 126 cm)

Dennis Zanone, Memphis, TN

Wright, Chicago, Memphis Design, The Zanone Collection, May 3, 2019, lot 173

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Memphis Milano: 1980s Italian Design, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, April 12-July 13, 2014

Memphis Milano, sales catalogue, Milan, 1984 and 1986, n.p.

Barbara Radice, Memphis, London, 1985, cover and p. 123

Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio del Design Italiano 1950-2000 per l'arredamento domestico, Turin, 2003, p. 310