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La Gondola Sofa, Model 5719, by Edward Wormley for Dunbar

Creator: Edward Wormley - Dunbar
Offered by: Machine Age

Description
Designed as part of Dunbar's Janus Collection in 1957, La Gondola, model 5719, is one of Edward Wormley's most coveted sofas. This is the longer version with six legs. The solid walnut frame, upholstered in Knoll's Diva textile (in Green Tea), features a floating back and curved arms expressive of the flat-bottomed Venetian boat from which it takes its name.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Notes:	Edward Wormley: The Other Face of Modernism, Gura, Kennedy, and Weinberg, p. 43, illustrates a smaller version of this model.
Origin:	United States, Indiana
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Walnut; Upholstery
Condition:	Good. Very good vintage condition
Creation Date:	1957
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	316867

Dimensions

W.	110.5 in;	H.	30.5 in;	D.	30.5 in;
W.	280.67 cm;	H.	77.47 cm;	D.	77.47 cm;

Seat H.	16.5 in;
Seat H.	41.91 cm;

Message from Seller:

Located in Boston’s up-and-coming Dorchester neighborhood, Machine Age houses New England’s largest collection of twentieth-century furniture, lighting, & objects d’art. For 30 years, we have been offering a comprehensive but highly edited assemblage of American & European pieces from the 1930s through the 1990s. Aesthetically, the work marries modernism’s clarity of line & embrace of experimentation with a refined craftsmanship.

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