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Rare Side Chair by Donald Deskey

Creator: Donald Deskey
Offered by: Donzella

Description
Copper-plated steel, fabric. Most likely this chair is a custom variant of models produced by Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Corp. Framed in copper plated steel, and the production models were framed in aluminum. A very rare model.

More Information

Documentation:	Ample Provenance
Notes:	Provenance: Private collection – New York City; Fifty/50 Gallery, New York City. Published: Donald Deskey, Decorative Designs & History. Pgs. 89, 101 & 178 for variants of this model.
Origin:	United States, North Carolina
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Copper-plated steel, fabric.
Condition:	Good. Very good vintage condition. Recently reupholstered. The copper plating shows signs of age.
Creation Date:	c. 1930
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Collectible Design, Mid Century
Dealer Reference #:	73 DD 01
Incollect Reference #:	809421

Dimensions

W.	16.75 in;	H.	31.75 in;	D.	22.5 in;
W.	42.55 cm;	H.	80.65 cm;	D.	57.15 cm;

Seat H.	18 in;	Back H.	31.75 in;
Seat H.	45.72 cm;	Back H.	80.65 cm;

Message from Seller:

Donzella is a curated gallery space that has specialized in post-war design since its inception in the early 1990s. Largely comprised of works by American interior designers and architects, as well as Italian architects and industrial designers, Paul Donzella's catalog of period furniture and lighting sets exceptional standards of form, quality, and rarity.