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JUNZO SAKAKURA | Pair of Lounge Chairs, model no. 5016

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Junzo Sakakura
  • Pair of Lounge Chairs, model no. 5016
  • each with producer's label
  • oak laminated plywood with fabric upholstery
  • each: 64.5 x 56 x 69 cm (25  3/8  x 22 x 27  1/8  in.)
  • designed 1957

Provenance

Private collection, Spain
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Charlotte and Peter Fiell, eds, Decorative Art 70s, Cologne, 2000, p. 99
Junzo Sakakura, Architect: Living in Modernism: Housing, Furniture and Design, Tokyo, 2009, p. 99, fig. 204, p. 100, p. 134, fig. 192, p. 138, fig. 197, p. 140, ref. 23, p. 141, fig. 196, p. 165 for a technical drawing, a prospectus and images

Condition

Overall in very good condition. The wooden surfaces with scattered scuffs, scratches concentrated to the bases of the legs. The base of the proper left leg of one chair with minor water staining The inside rear corner of the same leg with a minor chip measuring approximately 2 x 2 cm. The upholstery is newer and in very good condition.
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