Sold for:
$10,625
$10,625
Lina Bo Bardi
lounge chairs, pair
Italy / Brazil, c.
1950 Peroba, upholstery 24½ w x 30 d x 31 h in (62 x 76 x 79 cm)
result: $10,625
Lina Bo Bardi, the noted Italian-émigré architect, started her career in Gio Ponti’s office in 1939 before moving her practice to Brazil seven years later. These expressive chairs with cantilevered arms evince the influence of Ponti and the Post-War Italian modern movement on her design aesthetic.
provenance: Private collection, Rio de Janeiro
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2012-06-07
