EG-SAFARI CHAIR

"Safari" armchair designed and owned by Eileen Gray. It has a cylindrical base and grey painted wood structure. The armrests, seat, and tilting back are made of leather. The piece is authentic and made around 1932.

Dimensions:

77 x 60 x 60 cm / 30 x 23.50 x 23.50 in

Materials:

Painted wood, leather

Provenance:

Sale collection Eileen Gray, Monaco May 1980; private collection; auction 2023.

Literature:

1. Peter Adam, Eileen Gray: Architect/Designer, revised edition (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000), pp. 124-125. 2. Peter Adam, Eileen Gray: Leben und Werk (Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 2009), p. 287.
3. Similar model reproduced in color in Peter Adam, Eileen Gray: Leben und Werk (Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 2009), p. 287.
4. Lot presented and reproduced in the catalog of the sale Sotheby's Parke Bernet Monaco S.A., Collection Eileen Gray: Furniture, Objects and Projects, 25 May 1980, Sporting d'Hiver, Monte Carlo, no. 260.

Exhibitions:

1. Eileen Gray, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, February-May 2013
2. Eileen Gray, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, October 2013 to January 2014

Terms:

Certificate of Authenticity included
Worldwide shipping available
14-day return policy

Enquiries:

on request