Important Design 
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Alessandro Mendini

Terra chair

Bracciodiferro S.r.L./Cassina
Italy, 1974
Plexiglas, earth 31¾ h × 15 w × 14¼ d in (81 × 38 × 36 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $8,125
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Though the Terra chair was initially conceived to be an edition of 800, less than twenty examples were produced. This work is number fourteen. Signed with printed manufacturer's mark to reverse: [Sedia Terra Alessandro Mendini Produzione Bracciodiferro S.R.L. Genova Italia Prima Serie Di 800 Esemplari, Esemplare No. 014].
provenance: Cassina Archive Collection, Italy
literature: Alessandro Mendini: Objetos, Proyectos, Construcciones, Weiss, pg. 78 illustrates another example from this series

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