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Sat, Jan 17, 2015 12:00PM EST - Sun, Jan 18, 2015 12:00PM EST
Lot 241

Mies van der Rohe "Barcelona" Chair & Ottoman, Knoll

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Chair and ottoman are model "Barcelona". Consignor purchased the chair and ottoman in 1972/1973 from Knoll International, en suite with the previous lot. Reference: Knoll – A Modernist Universe, Brian Lutz, pg. 227. 29"h, 30"w, 30"d; 15.5"h, 24"w, 21.5"d ottoman (Key Word Search: Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouve, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Bauhaus, industrial)

Condition

good, wear and alligatoring to leather with a nice patina, minor patina to metal, several attachment straps missing, wear consistent with age and light/moderate use