15th Jun, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
20th Century Design
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A Set of Three Mid Century Italian Chiavari Brass Chairs, after a design by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi, upholstered seats, unmarked
40cm wide, 38cm deep, 89.5cm high, seat 48cm high
Chiavari chairs are named for the Italian city where they originated. This little town, located between Genoa and the Cinque Terre, began producing these chairs at the beginning of the 19th century. It was here in 1795 that the Descalzi brothers opened their famous furniture workshop.
Sold for £250
Estimated at £120 - £180
Auction: 20th Century Design, 15th Jun, 2024
On offer in the June 20th Century Design Sale will be the Michael Claxton Collection, an extraordinary collection of over 350 pieces of British pottery put together between 1974 and 2024, the majority of which were purchased directly from the potters. Potters represented in the collection include David Leach, Richard Batterham, David Roberts, Philip Marston, and Jim Malone.
The sale will also include a good private collection of furniture by Stanley Webb Davies, a fine large Lancastrian Lustre Vase by Gordon Forsyth for Pilkington's Tile & Pottery Co, and a good range of Mouseman and the Yorkshire Critters furniture and furnishings.
Viewing
Thursday 13th June - Friday 14th June 10am-4pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am.
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