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    29 March 2007

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    • SOCIETA ANONIMA ANTONIO VOLPE
    Lot 66

    SOCIETA ANONIMA ANTONIO VOLPE

    AN 'EGG' BENTWOOD AND CANE ROCKER, CIRCA 1922

    Price realised

    USD 8,400

    Estimate

    USD 7,000 - USD 10,000

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    SOCIETA ANONIMA ANTONIO VOLPE
    An 'Egg' Bentwood and Cane Rocker, circa 1922
    39 in. (99 cm.) high

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    Lot Essay

    cf. D. Ostergard, Bent Wood and Metal Furniture: 1850-1946, New York, 1987, p. 87 for a chair of similar design.

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