Design

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Lot 61
  • 61

Adolf Loos

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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Description

  • ADOLF LOOS
  • Pair of armchair, circa 1927-1930
  • wood and velvet upholstery
  • 83 x 90 x 100 cm ; 32 5/8 x 35 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.
wood, velvet upholstery

Literature

Benedetto Gravagnuolo, Adolf Loos, Milan, 1982, pp. 191, 204 and 219
Josef Hoffmann – Adolf Loos : Ways to Modernism and Their Impact, exhibition catalogue, MAK museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna, December 17, 2014 - April 19, 2015, pp. 120, 219, 245 and 252

Condition

Good overall condition. The upholstery is newer and presents with a few light scuffs, consistent with gentle use. The wooden feet in fair overall condition, with some dents, chips, stains and woodworms holes. A more significant chip to the bottom of one front foot, barely invisible when the armchair stands. The front feet have been previously re-glued, with some glue remnants.
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