The upholstery material looks like it was hand-stitched but the stitches aren't as even as you'd seen on, say, a Swan chair in leather. The padding also looks a bit lumpy on the perimeter of the seat in the photo that shows the underside. Would it be possible to show a clear, in-focus closeup of the stitching on the back?
What are the indentations in the vinyl or leather from the shock mounts? It looks like the whole base was rotated a couple of inches, except not really because the dents sort of fade off at one end. Weird!
Hello,
I would say vinyl - I never noticed the shock mounts before but it does look odd. Here are some additional photos- hopefully they are a bit clearer.
I did a search and found a few chairs similar on a site Metro Modern- but the shock mounts are different.
I have also enclosed a photo of another chair that I would love to have more info. I was told it was a chair from a library in France. I also saw a pair on 1st dibs but little info. Any ideas?
Thank you for all your help, Pam
I meant more like pics taken from a distance of 8-12" or so, but what you posted is enough to determine that the seams are hand sewn, though I was pretty sure of that before.
It looks more like leather than vinyl to me, only because the pebbling isn't super-uniform like it is on almost all vinyls. You should be able to know for sure if you have a magnifying lens, though. Under magnification you can see pores in leather whereas vinyl is just a solid surface.
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