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Various Designers
collection of six children's chairs
collection of six children's chairs
USA/Italy, 1950-1990
cast resin, molded resin, enameled steel, leather, upholstery, rubber 20¼ h × 17 w × 16 d in (51 × 43 × 41 cm)
cast resin, molded resin, enameled steel, leather, upholstery, rubber 20¼ h × 17 w × 16 d in (51 × 43 × 41 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
This lot includes: two molded plastic chairs in the manner of Charles and Ray Eames; one poured resin chair by Gaetano Pesce; two wire chairs by Bertoia for Knoll; and one face chair by Areta. The Pesce chair is from a diversified edition of four, no two examples are alike; this example was included in the MoMA's Century of the Child exhibition in 2012.
exhibited: Kid's Size, 2001, Mondo Cane, New York Children's Chairs, May 2012, Partners & Spade, New York Century of the Child, June - November 2012, Musuem of Modern Art, New York
literature: Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900-2000, Kinchin and O'Conner, ppg. 202-203 illustrates the Pesce chair