Please Help With ID This Chair & Wicker Whatever

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we.r.1

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06/01/2011 2:17 am

I got two of these today from a person in southern California who claimed they are Swedish made but there are no marks or tags anywhere on the chairs. They look decent and need to be reupholstered. Any suggestion ? ! He had this round wicker THING and said it is from 1960?s
I can not figure out what it is good for (chair , desk or what?) , but it looks good ? does anybody know?
Thanks for your help.

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06/01/2011 2:59 am

I don't see anything wicker. ...
I don't see anything wicker. The upholstered chair I believe would have had a Selig tag (fabic/fill type tag). Could have been made by Overman then imported by Selig. I've no clue about that.

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06/01/2011 3:06 am

I think this must be the...
I think this must be the wicker item referred to

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we.r.1

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06/01/2011 3:11 am

Thanks
Thank you WoofWoof. I will search what you have suggested.

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06/01/2011 3:34 am

"lobster basket"
its a{n} footstool/ottoman ala Franco Albini...for the win

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we.r.1

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06/01/2011 4:14 am

Thank You Matty
You are absolutely right

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tchp

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06/01/2011 4:21 am

Looks like there was an...
Looks like there was an Albini chair to go with the ottoman -- also available as a Vitra miniature for $663.
http://www.nova68.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=202...

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matty

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06/01/2011 6:06 am

dangerous curves...
nice to look at but i question the durability...plus im sure it has "snag potential"...but he made multiple chairs...an architect of note as well...those italians...

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we.r.1

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06/01/2011 9:50 am

Thanks Again
Thanks again Matty for your input

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06/01/2011 12:58 pm

overman didn't use 5-star...
overman didn't use 5-star bases I believe.
correct me if I'm wrong..
nice score on the albini! I like the footstool best out of these series.

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we.r.1

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06/01/2011 10:20 pm

Thanks BJ
I have been trying to locate online a Overman chair similar to this to compare with no avail. If you know a specific site that I could go to - i will be very grateful.

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06/01/2011 11:16 pm

This Overman chair is...
This Overman chair is similar, but it is not quite the same. Anyone familiar with this chair would be reminded of it from seeing yours though. I have not seen an Overman chair exactly like yours.

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06/01/2011 11:26 pm

Five star base with similar...
Five star base with similar feet on this Selig chair might be a clue, possibly.
http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=475451

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