EG-SAFARI CHAIR

"Safari" armchair designed and owned by Eileen Gray. It has cylindrical base and grey painted wood structure. Armrests, seat and tilting back are made in leather. Piece is authentic and made around 1932.

Dimensions:

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

Material:

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