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Parallel Bar Sofa, Model 53, by Florence Knoll

Creator: Florence Knoll - Knoll
Offered by: Machine Age

Description
Florence Knoll's Parallel Bar sofa, model 53, places an armless angled seat upon a squared-off steel frame with a brushed chrome and black finish. The tufted back and seat of the sofa have been newly reupholstered in Knoll's Ferry bouclé in Marin (a charcoal grey with other underlying hues).

The seat slopes from 14 inches at the back to 16 inches at the front.

We have a pair of corresponding Parallel Bar lounge chairs.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Steel, Upholstery
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1960s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	347030

Dimensions

W.	84 in;	H.	30 in;	D.	31 in;
W.	213.36 cm;	H.	76.2 cm;	D.	78.74 cm;

Seat H.	16 in;
Seat H.	40.64 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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