BBPR for Arflex
Early Pair of ‘Elettra’ Lounge Chairs
Italy, circa 1953
BBPR for Arflex
Early Pair of ‘Elettra’ Lounge Chairs
Italy, circa 1953
H 28 x W 24 x D 29 ½ x SH 18 ½ in (71 x 61 x 75 x 47 cm)

Original early pair of 1950s ‘Elettra’ lounge chairs with black enameled tubular steel frames ending in plastic finials on back supports and legs, Pirelli rubber webbing strap seat supports, and newly upholstered luxurious white Kalgan lamb fur cushions.

Provenance
Literature

Domus, n. 324, November 1953, cover and p. 31
Domus, n. 395, October 1962, p. 76
Il design italiano degli anni ’50 a cura del Centrokappa, Ricerche Design Editrice, Milan, 1985, p. 118
Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio del design italiano 1950-2000, Volume 1, Allemandi, Torino, 2003, p. 31
Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950/1980, Mondadori, Milan, 1985, p. 77
Rivista dell’arredamento, October 1958, cover and pp. 3,8
Rivista dell’arredamento, July 1957, p. 42
Daniele Baroni, Arflex 50-80, A.Lucini & C, Milan, 1981, p. 16, fig 6

Price: SOLD
Item #: BBP101
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