Design
Design
Oscar Niemeyer
"Alta" Chair and Ottoman
Lot Closed
March 12, 05:40 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Oscar Niemeyer
"Alta" Chair and Ottoman
designed circa 1971, produced circa 1970s
produced by Mobilier International, Paris
brushed stainless steel, leather upholstery
each with the producer’s original label
chair: 32 ⅜ x 30 ½ x 44 ½ in. (82 x 77.5 x 113 cm)
ottoman: 18 ¼ x 30 ½ x 30 ½ in. (46.4 x 77.5 x 77.5 cm)
Connaissance des Arts, February 1972, p. 13
Gilles de Bure, Le Mobilier Français 1965-1979, Paris, 1983, p. 101
David Underwood, Oscar Niemeyer and the Architecture of Brazil, New York, 1994, p. 150
Jean Petit, Oscar Niemeyer, Poète d'architecture, Paris, 1995, pp. 360-361 and 383