Sale 1926
New York
|
29 March 2007
Price realised
USD 8,400
Estimate
SOCIETA ANONIMA ANTONIO VOLPE An 'Egg' Bentwood and Cane Rocker, circa 1922 39 in. (99 cm.) high
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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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