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Tripolina folding chair, Italy, 1930s

Creator: Joseph Beverley Fenby
Offered by: Bloomberry

Description
This rare chair was patented by English inventor Joseph Fenby in 1877 and was sold in Italy as the Tripolina chair. It was manufactured by the Viganò company in Tripoli, Libya, giving the chair its name. The chair is completely foldable, making it very popular with, for instance, army officers on campaigns.

The design became the prototype from which a number of similar designs have sprung, notably the Hardoy chair designed in 1940 by the Argentinian architects Antonio Bonet, Juan Kurchan and Ferrari Hardoy.

This is an early 20th century edition, probably from the 1930s. It is made of a wooden frame with a saddle leather sling seat. It has rich details, such as brass connections and copper bolts and is in a perfect, original condition.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	wood, leather, brass, copper
Condition:	Good. Good vintage condition
Creation Date:	1930s
Styles / Movements:	Modern
Dealer Reference #:	Cl.bb.Tripolina.m.1305a
Incollect Reference #:	639348

Dimensions

W.	26.77 in;	H.	43.31 in;	D.	33.86 in;
W.	68 cm;	H.	110 cm;	D.	86 cm;

Seat H.	14.57 in;
Seat H.	37 cm;

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Message from Seller:

For nearly two decades, the collection of Bloomberry has been driven by the cultural reference between architecture, art and design. Bloomberry is housed in a former textile factory and is located near Maastricht, in the south of The Netherlands. Within an hour of Antwerp and Cologne. Within two hours from Amsterdam and four hours from Paris.