Joe Ferrari-Hardoy, Juan Kurchan, Antonio Bonet
Butterfly chair no. 198
1950´s, designed by Jorge Ferrai-Hardoy, Juan Kurchan, Antonio Bonet in 1938, enamelled tubular steel with leather sling seatfrom four pieces and original lining, original condition, size 92 x 78 x 78 cm; Lit.: Ch. Fiel, P. Fiel: 1000 Chairs, Taschen, Kolín nad Rýnem 2005, pg. 187. Exhibited on Third Salon de Artistas Decoradores interior design in Buenos Aires. Design was awarded by several prizes. Originally manufactured by Artek-Pascoe, prodoction was taken over by Knoll after 1945, because of its popularity Butterfly was copied by plethora of firms.
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auction 19
starting price
32 000 CZK
€ 1 193
hammer price
55 000 CZK