A LEATHER UPHOLSTERED ARMCHAIR

DESIGNED BY DONALD DESKEY, CIRCA 1931

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A LEATHER UPHOLSTERED ARMCHAIR
designed by donald deskey, circa 1931
The stream-lined chair featuring curved armrests continuing as the front legs with circular silvered screws joining the arms to the body
31½in. (80cm.) high, 26in. (66cm.) wide, 30in. (76.2cm.) deep

Lot Essay

This model was displayed at the AUDAC Exhibit of Modern Industrial & Decorative Art, organized by the Brooklyn Museum, in June of 1931.

cf. David Hanks & Jennider Toher, Donald Deskey Decorative Designs & Interiors, E.P. Dutton, New York, 1987, p. 179 illustrates this model.