Design

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Lot 137
  • 137

Arne Jacobsen

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
Bidding Closed

Description

  • Arne Jacobsen
  • Pair of Drop chairs, designed circa 1960
  • metal and fabric
  • 86 x 55,5 x 46 cm ; 33 7/8 x 21 7/8 x 18 1/8 in.
chromium-plated metal, wool upholstery

Provenance

Vente Piasa, Paris, 17 février 2016, lot 91
Collection privée, Italie

Literature

Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1999, p. 61
Arne Karlsen, Danish Furniture Design in the 20th Century, Copenhague, 2007, p. 136

Condition

Good overall condition. Some pitting of oxidation on the legs, partially visible on the catalogue illustration. The upholstery in good overall condition with very light soiling overall and e few light stains.
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Catalogue Note

Ces chaises furent créées pour le Royal Hotel de Copenhague et produites à à un nombre réduit d'exemplaires.