
Property from a Private Manhattan Collector
Two "Chippendale" Chairs and Four "Empire" Chairs
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March 14, 06:03 PM GMT
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10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
Property from a Private Manhattan Collector
Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Two "Chippendale" Chairs and Four "Empire" Chairs
designed circa 1971
executed in “Grandmother’s Tablecloth” pattern
produced by Knoll International, New York
molded laminated plywood, fabric upholstery
underside of the Chippendale chairs with the producer's label
"Chippendale" chairs: 37 ½ x 23 ¼ x 23 in. (69.8 x 59.1 x 58.4 cm), each
"Empire" chairs: 32 ¼ x 21 ½ x 17 ½ in. (81.9 x 54.6 x 44.5 cm), each
Hubbard House, Nantucket, 1986
Sotheby's New York, Contemporary Living Online: Prints, Photographs and Design, July 19, 2017, lot 79
Acquired from the above by the present owner
David A. Hanks and Anne Hoy, Design for Living: Furniture and Lighting 1950–2000: The Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection, Paris, 2000, p. 166
David B. Brownlee et al., Out of the Ordinary: Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown and Associates, Philadelphia, 2001, pp. 201 and 209 (for the "Chippendale" model), 210 (for the "Empire" model)
Charlotte and Peter Fiell, Chairs: 1,000 Modern Masterpieces of Modern Design from 1800 to Present Day, London, 2012, p. 591
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