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set of twelve dining chairs from the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco
set of twelve dining chairs from the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco
USA, c. 1947
cast aluminum, leather 29½ h × 23½ w × 21 d in (75 × 60 × 53 cm)
cast aluminum, leather 29½ h × 23½ w × 21 d in (75 × 60 × 53 cm)
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $28,750
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These chairs were designed by Dorothy Draper for the Crown Room at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Approximately 400 examples of this chair were produced.
provenance: Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco | Private collection
literature: In the Pink: Dorothy Draper America's Most Fabulous Decorator, Varney, ppg. 100-103 discuss the Fairmont commission
