Sale 8545
London, South Kensington
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20 October 1999
Price realised
GBP 2,530
Estimate
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 See Illustration
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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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