Beautiful Ico Parisi '856' Leather Lounge Chairs, Cassina, 1957
bergen op zoom, Netherlands
£7,725 per set of 2
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Item details
Height
76.0 cm
Width
69.0 cm
Depth
75.0 cm
Wear conditions
Average
Wear conditions
Excellent
Shows little to no signs of wear and tear.
Good
May show slight traces of use in keeping with age. Most vintage and antique items fit into this condition.
Average
Likely to show signs of some light scratching and ageing but still remains in a fair condition.
Apparent Wear and Tear
Visible signs of previous use including scratches, chips or stains.
Please refer to condition report, images or make a seller enquiry for additional information.
Description
Lovely and important pair of original 1957 Ico Parisi “856” lounge chairs finished in high quality leather, manufactured by Cassina, Meda (Milan), Italy.
.This distinctive design was chosen by the Parisi’s for use in their own “Studio la Ruota” studio (as published in Domus December 1961 page 45),
Beautiful design with sculptural form super lightweight bent chromed steel frame with solid italian walnut transverse bracing elements,
The seats have just been reupholstered in stunning brown leather, we have photos of the chairs prior to reupholstery to prove the originality of these rare chairs, please see last image which illustrate these chairs in their original, as found.condition, with water stained fabric upholstery.
The original upholstery was too far gone to be salvageable so we decided to upgrade the upholstery to the specification of the original leather option as documented in an original period Cassina advertisment as well as several articles in important italian journals from the original period such as 'Domus' and 'Rivista dell arredamento'.
We decided to leave the chromed steel structure and italian walnut wood elements as they were ie unrestored to leave some signs of original vintage patina , they are in good condition but obviously exhibit some signs of wear commensurate with age and use but we feel it is important to leave these signs of age.
We guarantee 100% that these are authentic original vintage examples.
This Classic Parisi design was initially exhibited in the famous exhibition “Colori e forme nella casa d’oggi,” Como, Italy in 1957, this groundbreaking design exhibition was covered in Domus October 1957, and the chairs are illustrated on pages 34-5.
A great elegant alternative to Mies van der Rohe's 'Barcelona' chair.
Exhibitions:
'Colori e forme nella casa d’oggi” Como, Italy, 1957.
LITERATURE:-
Domus October 1957, pages 34-5 (article on the exhibition “Colori e forme nella casa d’oggi”,Como 1957)
Domus, February 1958 pg 48-9
Rivista dell Arredamanto, May 1958, original advert, unpaginated
Domus,November 1958, unpaginated (original full page Cassina advertisement)
‘Rivista Dell Arredamento’, May 1960 COVER PAGE , illustrating this model in the same specification of caramel buttoned leather plus detail view of rear of chairs)
Domus, December 1961 page 45, illustrates this model in situ in Ico and Luisa Parisi’s “studio la ruota”
Rivista Dell Arredamento , number 91, 1962
Ico Parisi & architecture, Gualdoni,Nuova Alfa editore ,1990 pg 209
“Il mobile Italiano degli anni 40 e 50” De Guttry and Maino, pg 226, fig 35 and fig 36
Repertorio 50-80, Gramigna, 1985, page 117
“Made in Cassina”, Giampiero Bosoni, Skira, page 178
Seat Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)
Condition report:
Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. These chairs have been re-upholstered with the finest natural leather, the chromed steel has very minor chrome loss on the legs and some areas of light pitting consistent with age and use, we felt it important to maintain some visual signs of age.
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