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Gerald Summers, a birch plywood easy chair, Makers of Simple Furniture, England ca 1935-40.
Estimate
100 000 - 125 000 SEK
9 360 - 11 700 EUR
10 400 - 13 000 USD
Hammer price
260 000 SEK
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Gerald Summers, a birch plywood easy chair, Makers of Simple Furniture, England ca 1935-40.
One single sheet of plywood shaped into a reclining chair.
The model was designed 1933-34 and was produced in 1935-40. Originally, the idea was that the model would fit especially well in a tropical climate, since a chair without padding was particularly suited for avoiding insects. The production of the chair, made of a single sheet of molded plywood, became expensive and, according to the prior research, only about 120 copies were produced. Alvar Aalto's plywood furniture had already come into production at a lower cost and the competition from Finland became too strong.
Slightly warped, minor veneer losses, scratches.
