Help! Real or fake Platner - large ottoman

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abutreka

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18/08/2010 10:16 pm

I've just bought this large Platner ottoman. The sellers says its real, but I can't get the dimensions to fit. My ottoman is circa 26,8 inches wide and 16,5 inches high, but the ones on 1stdibs are around 14 - 16 inches high and 24 - 25 inches wide. What is your opinion, should I ask to get my money back?

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Robert Leach

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18/08/2010 11:11 pm

Do fake Platner
Do fake Platner pieces even exist..seems to be a very difficult thing to make for the faker ?

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Killian

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19/08/2010 1:16 am

looks real to me...not even...
looks real to me...not even sure they are faking them yet.Did you buy it..looks like a bargain.

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Killian

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19/08/2010 1:33 am

what dimensions are you...
what dimensions are you working off ? maybe measure the base and ask another dealer to measure the base of theirs my guess is that the bottom is more likely to be uniform than the upholstered part.

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Mark

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19/08/2010 2:03 am

Platner would be...
Platner would be proud. It's genuine.

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19/08/2010 2:10 am

I've never seen Platner...
I've never seen Platner fakes, but I HAVE seen real Platner bases married to non-original tops: stools made into side tables and vice-versa, a dining-table top on a coffee-table base, etc.
Is it possible that your ottoman was built from a table base? Or that the ones on 1stdibs were? I have no idea what the dimensions of the ottoman should be, but current-production coffee tables are about 15" high, with a base diameter of 18.5".

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19/08/2010 2:18 am

Not really knockoffs
But there are some poor "Platner-inspired" pieces out there.

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19/08/2010 4:03 am

Probably real
I'd bet it's real as I've never seen the Platner ottoman knocked off before. But then I was not aware that any of the Platner designs were being copied until I was made aware of this Canadian company selling bad knock-offs:
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th...

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ankh1980

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19/08/2010 5:46 am

Just measured mine
25" wide, 15.5" high. I'm assuming your cushion probably had extra batting or foam added to plump it up, as they tend to pancake over time.

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Mark

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19/08/2010 7:03 am

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NOTE: Small animals tend to cause Platner chairs to pancake.

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ankh1980

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19/08/2010 7:58 am

We have that same problem Mark
This big guy will sit only in the Platner chairs.

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Pegboard Modern

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19/08/2010 10:25 am

Not just Platner
... and not just cats.

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abutreka

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19/08/2010 1:14 pm

Help! Real or fake Platner - large ottoman
Thanks for all the quick replies. I appreciate it. Best Abutreka

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fastfwd

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19/08/2010 2:13 pm

Is it too late
to post this?

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Lit Up

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19/08/2010 2:55 pm

lol if i see my cat anywhere ...
lol if i see my cat anywhere near my stuff I shout at it! it has its own little carrycase come basket. vintage 90s plastic

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