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Afree
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26/02/2014 4:18 am  

I have a vintage white leather Barcelona chair. Wondering if it's a knock off -
The dimensions on this one aren't quite standard, and the back of the seat cushion isn't angled, but it does have a Knoll plate on the underside. (see attachment) Has anyone seen this on a Barcelona chair before?
Maybe this one was a contract piece, part of a larger batch for a commercial setting (airport, etc)? I suppose someone could have glued this Knoll plate on, making it a fake.
http://adairfreeman.com/studio/Misc/6/caption/


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fastfwd
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26/02/2014 5:05 am  

Current production (1995+) is signed
on the leg, not underneath. I didn't think pre-1995 chairs were signed anywhere. Plus, that logo looks pretty sloppy; I guess it could be real -- I'm no Knoll logo expert -- but it looks different from the Knoll Studio logos I've seen on other pieces. Look, for instance, at the capital "S" on yours and compare it to the "S" in a known-good KnollStudio logo, or compare the relative weights of the "Knoll" and "Studio" fonts in your logo with those in a known-good logo.


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NULL NULL
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26/02/2014 5:48 am  

The "Knoll Studio" tag certainly looks authentic...
...and it also looks to have been affixed to the chair in some hasty manner - is that glue around the edges?
Metal tags are found on the undersides of table tops and on wooden chairs - and also on eBay.
I've never seen metal-on-metal like that - especially on the iconic, expensive Barcelona chair.
The chair could be real, but I'm dubious after seeing that tag.


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26/02/2014 6:10 am  

Hmm
That is odd. I would think that the frame would be directly stamped.
Can you share more photos of the chair?


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Afree
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26/02/2014 10:52 pm  

Thanks for the feedback. I...
Thanks for the feedback. I just took a couple of iPhone pics of the whole chair and posted them.
I tend to agree, it doesn't seem authentic. The dealer (who is local to me) was sure it's real, but I'm doubting his honesty now that he won't return my calls.


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Afree
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26/02/2014 10:53 pm  

Did those photos show up? ...
Did those photos show up? If not link is:
http://adairfreeman.com/studio/Misc/8/caption/


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Mark
 Mark
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26/02/2014 11:53 pm  

So sorry.
Your Barcelona is a knock-off.
Best,
Aunt Mark


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Mark
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26/02/2014 11:55 pm  

or I should have just said..
that your chair was not manufactured by Knoll.
Best,
Aunt Mark


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Afree
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27/02/2014 1:15 am  

Yeah, not manufactured by...
Yeah, not manufactured by Knoll but someone tried to make it look like it was? disgusted (mostly with myself for not realizing it immediately!)


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