Pair of Parallel Bar Lounge Chairs, Model 51, by Florence Knoll
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Description
Florence Knoll's Parallel Bar lounge chair, model 51, places an armless angled seat upon a squared-off steel frame with a brushed chrome and black finish. The tufted back and seat of this pair 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 also have a corresponding Parallel Bar sofa. -
More Information
Documentation: Documented elsewhere (exact item) Origin: United States, New York Period: 1950-1979 Materials: Steel, Upholstery Condition: Good. Creation Date: 1960s Number of Pieces: 2-3 Styles / Movements: Modern, Mid Century Incollect Reference #: 348816 -
Dimensions
W. 24 in; H. 30 in; D. 31 in; W. 60.96 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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