You know you're in bad shape when you're still obsessed with IDing a set of chairs that you already missed out on from craigslist.I saw this set listed Sunday morning and arranged an evening time that day with the seller to take a look at them. I had done a brief ID search before sending the inquiry but could not find any info. I figured I'd take some time to do some more searching at the office where I was spending most of the afternoon. The chair design intrigued me. It looked like a hybrid design with Moller legs, and Johannes Andersen / Moller / Koefoed Hornslet type backs. The photos were not so clear but it looked to be of decent quality.With an unknown design (to me) and not-really-a-steal in the price, I was not in any hurry. Sure enough, someone else beat me to it and bought it mid-afternoon. They were already relisted Monday on craigslist again for about 2 1/2 times the first listed price, but with the same lack of info about design.I subsequently found another set online that already sold but that listing had no info. Anyone here come across this design before? I tried all kinds of search word combos with only one aforementioned match.I did not get a chance to sit in it, but that back splat design does not strike me as the most ergonomic or comfortable. These photos are from the current listing and show more info than the first.
The first listing was only up for a few hours, and I didn't save any of those photos. There was not a shot of the underside, which I agree is often helpful in determining both timeframe and country of origin. I did send an inquiry for the new listing to send a photo of the underside, but have not yet received one.
I guess it's the detailing of the backrest that still has me interested in these chairs. With the amount of curves and constantly changing cross-sections, it doesn't fit the profile of your usual derivative designs (e.g. Benny Linden or D-scan).
Just received a photo of the underside. As the depth of the seat from the other photos hinted at, it appears that the seat base is fixed to continuous rails, with the legs then bolted on. Upholstering can be done before the legs are attached (although it does not appear that the replacement material was done that way in this case)
Is this construction indicative of later designs (70's or 80's)?
Odd. When I saw these, they made me think of some Møller-esque chairs I saw a while back. They had the same Møller / Johannes Hansen sculpted look. And they were made in solid mahogany, which I thought was weird.
They had the same bolt on legs, and the same plywood seat insert with a hole in it.
Unfortunately, the weren't marked...
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