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509
Dan Johnson Studio
USA / Italy, c. 1950
enameled metal, rope 27 h × 32 w × 25 d in (69 × 81 × 63 cm)
USA / Italy, c. 1950
enameled metal, rope 27 h × 32 w × 25 d in (69 × 81 × 63 cm)
estimate: $9,000–12,000
result: $10,620
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This pair of outdoor lounge chairs were offered exclusively from Dan Johnson's studio in the early 1950s and are rarely seen. This pair of chairs was chosen by William "Billy" Haines for the John Woolfe designed home of Sam and Dara Briskin in Beverly Hills around 1950.
Literature: Arts & Architecture, March 1950 contains an advertisement by Johnson for this chair design
California Modern: The Architecture of Craig Ellwood, Jackson, pg. 55 illustrates the long version of this chair.
provenance: Sam and Sara Briskin, Beverly Hills
Private collection, Los Angeles
