Rudolph Schindler Rudolph M Schindler Arm chair for Sardis Restaurant 1932
Offered by: Collage 20th Century Classics
605 Warren St. Hudson, NY 12534 , United States Call Seller 214.828.9888

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Rudolph M. Schindler Arm chair for Sardi's Restaurant,1932

Creator: Rudolph Schindler -warren mcarthur furniture co.
Offered by: Collage 20th Century Classics

$ 12,500
  • Description
    The arm chairs war made by Warren McArthur Corporation only for the restaurant
    USA, c. 1932 decal manufacturer's label to underside ‘Warren McArthur Corporation’ .aluminum, upholstery, rubber In 1932, restaurateur Eddie Brandstatter commissioned Ruldolph M. Schindler to design the Los Angeles restaurant Sardi’s. Located at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine, Sardi’s became a local hot-spot, frequented by film industry elite including Charlie Chaplin, Maurice Chevalier, Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford. For the design, Schindler crafted a Machine Age façade and interior to compliment the glittering clientele while remaining steadfast to his Modernist values. For the furnishings, he utilized curvilinear forms to soften the hard-edges of the restaurant floor plan, illustrated in the present lot, a graceful dining chair in spun aluminum with rubber details.

    provenance: Sardi's Restaurant, Hollywood | Fisher Landau Center for Art, New York
    literature: Living in a Modern Way: California Design 1930-1965, Kaplan, pg. 71 The Furniture of R.M. Schindler, Berns, pg. 118
  • More Information
    Documentation: Signed
    Notes: paper table
    Origin: United States
    Period: 1920-1949
    Materials: aluminium fabric
    Condition: Good. new upholstery
    Creation Date: 1932
    Styles / Movements: Modern, Art Deco
    Incollect Reference #: 827257
  • Dimensions
    W. 25.5 in; H. 34.25 in; D. 25 in;
    W. 64.77 cm; H. 87 cm; D. 63.5 cm;
    Seat H. 18.5 in; Arm H. 25.25 in;
    Seat H. 46.99 cm; Arm H. 64.14 cm;
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