Mid-Century Modern Furniture & Design

Timed Online Auction, 4 September - 1 October 2025

Furniture, lighting and rugs

Sold for

ZAR 12 898
Lot 40
  • Marcel Breuer; 'Wassily' chair after a 1925 design by Marcel Breuer


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ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
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ZAR 12 898
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About this Item

Hungary & America 1902-1981
'Wassily' chair after a 1925 design by Marcel Breuer
with leather back, seat and arms, on a chrome tubular frame
c.1960-1980

adhesive manufacturer's paper label 'MADE IN ITALY'

height: 73cm; width: 76cm; depth: 65cm

Notes

The Wassily chair was designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925 while he was at the Bauhaus in Dessau. It was named after Wassily Kandinsky who admired the design, and has become one of the most iconic pieces of 20th century furniture.

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