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  • Armchair (USA), 1959

    Dark brown wood frame with roughly ovoid curved and caned back and arms; Y-shaped wooden support connecting lower horizontal element to crest rail. Straight front legs rising to form arm…

  • Armchair (USA), 1967

    Padded rectangular backrest cushion in same silk fabric as upholstered seat. Straight legs, breadth of placement tapering towards back of chair. Armchair sides flare, moving down from the top of…

  • Armchair (Austria), ca. 1860

    Bentwood armchair with caned seat, two scrolling armrests, circular “stretcher” and four tapered legs. Armrests on each side terminate in scrolls.

  • Kantan Armchair, ca. 1956

    Round tubular aluminum frame and solid alumninum seating in vinyl lace. Eight horizontal straps on back; thirteen are vertically oriented. Two half ellipses of bent aluminum are placed back to…

  • Armchair, 1965

    This double caned armchair was inspired by the classic French upholstered Bergére. The chair’s legs taper inwards and are supported by a rounded front stretcher. Brownish-red velvet upholstery covers the…

  • Armchair (USA), 1885–1886

    Oblong, rounded upper frame and circular seat frame superimposed to a circular stretcher. Long, curved armrails depart from seat back and loop around in air to connect to the seat…

  • Armchair, early 18th century

    Open armed armchair, back and seat covered in tapestry attached via brass buttons, curvilinear legs and stretchers at base. Chair’s armrails depart from halfway up chair-back, dipping and swinging outwards.

  • Armchair (USA), 1934

    Wood frame with wide curved and shaped arms, deep rectangular seat and four tapered legs, the front legs angled back toward joint with arms; rectangular, pivoting seat back of tan…

  • “Cubo” chair, no. 7012 Armchair, ca. 1976

    Cube-form armchair on bent stainless steel base; tan leather upholstery with channel back; base and chair on spring construction.

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