Sale 1733
New York
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19 December 2006
Price realised
USD 42,000
Estimate
FRANCO CAMPI AND CARLO GRAFFI (1925-1985) An Upholstered Maple Armchair, circa 1953 42¾ in. (108.5 cm.) high
Provenance
With Barry Friedman, New York, circa 1985.
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cf. Domus, July 1953, p. 47.
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