Hello folks,
I've been trying to research a recent purchase of mine but it's kind of hard to decipher the infamous B3 production. Here is a description of what I found in The Salvation Army.
-Leather is light brown or orange. very thick and very well stitched.
-The tubes have welded ends and the break on the floor rails are at both the front & back of both sides. The tubes, at the break points, do NOT slide one into the other but instead have a metal joiner with hexangler bolts.
-Where the tubes bend the metal narrows.
-There are nut & bolt set ups on the rear seat tubes
I can not find any stamps, stickers or engravings to point to a manufacturer or date. I know by the welded ends and quality of the leather that it is either one hell of a reproduction or... or... well, I guess that's why I'm here, isn't it?
So, what do you think I have and what do you think the low end value would be? i ask for the low end due to the condition of the chrome, not the leather. The chrome has a couple noticeable scuffs and should be refurbished, or will that ruin the patina?
Let me thank you in advance for any help you can give. I appreciate your knowledge and input.
Also, I figure someone will ask what I paid for the chair at a Salvation Army so let me say this, even if it's a fake it was worth the purchase price.
Thanks again!
T.L. Doyle 
Not sure who manufactured your chair,
but it doesn't appear to be a Knoll product. The rear seat bolt's are wrong, and the hex screws don't look quite right either. Perhaps a better photograph would be more helpful. So it's not very valuable with that in mind.
just a thought,
Aunt Mark
I thought so.
I was wondering about the double break also.
As to the questionable hex heads there are two different kinds. The floor rails are more of a screw type where as the bolts in the body are flush on top with about a half inch 'sleeve' the same width as the head and appox 1/2" of thread (not as wide as head) under the sleeve. The top ~1/8" has a cross hatch groove grip etched in. The bolts themselves sit in the rail so as to give a flush appearance.
That being said, If I understand you correctly, to be a Knoll or pre Knoll buy out of Gavina, there should be only one break on the floor rails. So with a double break and mismatched hardware, even having welded ends and top grain leather it is still fairly worthless?
I can take it if thats the case since I do like the chair and only paid $25.00. I would still be interested in finding out more about it. Any ideas as to it's origins would again be appreciated.
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