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KEM Weber
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Kem Weber
- Armchair
- chromium-plated steel, bent plywood and original leather upholstery
Literature
Dorothy Grafly, "Kem Weber: Industrial Designer," Design, May 1948, pp. 15-16 and 22
David Gebhard, Kem Weber: The Moderne in Southern California 1920 through 1941, Santa Barbara, 1969, pp. 80-81
James D. Beebe, Tubular Steel and Metal-Framed Furniture of the Lloyd Manufacturing Company in Menominee, Michigan, 1929-1947, Master's Thesis, The Bard Graduate Center, New York, 2000, p. 185
John Stuart Gordon, A Modern World: American Design from the Yale University Art Gallery, 1920-1950, New Haven, 2011, p. 337 (for the example in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery)
Jason T. Busch and Catherine L. Futter, Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851-1939, Pittsburgh, PA, 2012, p. 236 (for the example in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery)
David Gebhard, Kem Weber: The Moderne in Southern California 1920 through 1941, Santa Barbara, 1969, pp. 80-81
James D. Beebe, Tubular Steel and Metal-Framed Furniture of the Lloyd Manufacturing Company in Menominee, Michigan, 1929-1947, Master's Thesis, The Bard Graduate Center, New York, 2000, p. 185
John Stuart Gordon, A Modern World: American Design from the Yale University Art Gallery, 1920-1950, New Haven, 2011, p. 337 (for the example in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery)
Jason T. Busch and Catherine L. Futter, Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851-1939, Pittsburgh, PA, 2012, p. 236 (for the example in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery)
Condition
Overall excellent condition. The work has been professionally cleaned. The original blue-stained leather is in superb shape. The steel structure and plywood arms show only faint wear.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.