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ROBIN DAY
SETTEE & LOUNGE CHAIR , 1962 (Designed)
Lot #193 |
2005-11-08 |
Christie's, London (South Kensington)
Modern Design
Category:
Furniture
Estimate:
GBP 600 - 800 (currency of sale)
USD 1,092 - 1,456 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 5721
Auction name: Modern Design
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London (South Kensington)
Start date: 2005-11-08
End date: 2005-11-08
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Mid-Century Modern Design
Department: Decorative & Applied Arts
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Dimensions: 82in. (208cm.) wide settee (2)
Item measurements:
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208
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Year notes: Designed in 1962.
Provenance
Provenance<br> <br> <br> <br> The Late Sir Denys Lasdun.<br> <br> <br> The eminent British architect Denys Lasdun (1914-2001), was heavily influenced by early modernist pioneers Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, as well as English Baroque architect Nicholas Hawksmoor. He worked alongside renowned architects including Wells Coats and Berthold Lubetkin.<br> <br> <br> Famous commissions:<br> <br> <br> 1957-59: Keeling House<br> <br> 1962-68: University of East Anglia<br> <br> 1967-76: Royal National Theatre
Catalog summary
ROBIN DAY SETTEE & LOUNGE CHAIR designed 1962, for Hille , steel, vinyl upholstery 82in. (208cm.) wide settee (2)