Peace be with all of you, I am in need of assistance in authenticating this Arne Jacobsen egg chair. Moreover, some of the information that the seller has provided is that the chair has been in her family since the early 60's and it has a tilt mechanism. However, there is no sticker label. Nonetheless, when did they begin offering the tilt mechanism? Could this possibly be the real thing and how much of a hassle will it be for an upholsterer to adhere the fabric back to the foam? Lastly, she mentioned that the foam is still pliable and it doesn?t seem to have hardened. With this in mind, do you folks think that this is a good buy or should I walk away from the purchase? As always may you remain continually blessed
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I just emailed Fritz Hansen, however, are there any egg chair owners that can tell me whether or not there are any part numbers under the base that I should look for? Viz, some Knoll model Saarinen chairs have BR 51, therefore, does the egg chair have identifiable part numbers? Thank you in advance
I'd walk away
That looks like a knock-off to me. Additionally, they are not telling you the truth. The tilt function did not appear on the Egg chair until circa 1980. There were no Egg chairs produced in the 1960s with the tilt.
When Fritz Hansen began to produce the Egg chair with tilt function they also switched from the one-piece cast base with the fluted column to the two-part base with the central column being a cylindrical tube. The two-part base is not nearly as elegant as the one-piece base, but conversely the tilt function adds significantly to the comfort of the Egg chair.
If that Egg chair were real, and worth buying and restoring, you could have a qualified upholster re-glue the loose fabric. However, it would be nearly as expensive as having it reupholstered as they would have to open up the hand-stitched seam on the edge to apply the glue before re-stitching the seam back together by hand.
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Naturally, she is going off of memory and when I asked she stated that she definitely remembers that they had at their home at or around 1978. I will take detail photographs tomorrow with the hope that they will help solve this inquiry. Moreover, the seller is giving me time to authenticate the piece before I purchase it.
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