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    Sale 8545

    Modern Design

    London, South Kensington

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    20 October 1999

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    • DAY, Robin
    Lot 43

    DAY, Robin

    Price realised

    GBP 2,530

    Estimate

    GBP 700 - GBP 1,000

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    DAY, Robin
    A METAL, PLYWOOD AND LEATHER ELBOW CHAIR
    designed 1951, specifically for use in the Royal Festival Hall, the curving panel back with shallow elbow rests, of rosewood-faced plywood, affixed to tubular metal frame by three brass studs, above original white leather padded seat, the tubular uprights terminating in self-levelling brass feet, the underside of the seat with stamped metal labels Royal Festival Hall, made by Dare-Inglis Products Ltd, Harrow, Mddx, and Shaped back by Alesbury Bros Ltd, Chatham Rd, Maidstone, and with large stencilled red R
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    Literature and exhibited

    Literature

    Austerity to Affluence: British Art and Design 1945-1962, Rayner & Chamberlain with The Fine Art Society, Merrell Holbertone, 1997, p.XXXXXX


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