Alessandro Mendini for Studio Alchimia Proust's Armchair, designed 1978
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Alessandro Mendini for Studio Alchimia
Proust's Armchair, circa 1978
painted carved wood and painted upholstery
height 42in (106cm); width 42in (106cm); depth 35 1/2in (90cm)
Sold for US$ 33,750 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    Christie's New York, East, sale 8307, November 27, 1999 lot 112

    Literature:
    Vitra Design Museum, 100 masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum Collection, 1996, p. 192-193
    Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, 1997, p. 538

Category: Decorative Arts / 20th Century Decorative Arts

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