Hi,
I'm looking into buying two Bachelor chairs by Verner Panton (these are probably executed by Fritz Hansen?).
Seller is a bit out of route, so I have to decide somewhat from a distance.
The slings are tanned leather and there are cushion-coverings in linnen.
Chairs are more than 40 years old.
I was wondering: how comfortable are these? Also, online I see all different prices. Auctions seem to go high in valuation, but on other sites prices seem 10 times lower.
What are these chairs generally worth?
I was thinking of using the chairs as sidechairs, by a window looking over the terrace.
Thanks in advance!
Good looking
I owned a different chair similarly constructed. And it wasn't comfortable and sitting in it stressed the leather in all the wrong ways and caused the leather channels to rip in a year. With forty year old leather I'd only sit in it with my eyes. Putting them in a window (heat and UV damage) will not help the leather not dry and weaken.
I nearly bought a pair of...
I nearly bought a pair of those some years ago at auction. I thought, and still think, they are beautiful. I too, though, would have had to buy them sight unseen, and wasn't sure that they'd be all that comfortable. I decided against it. They didn't sell for a whole lot. I am sure it was less than $1000 for the pair.
No idea if these are sturdy,
but I would guess Fritz Hansen wouldn't produce something shaky (at least not then).
I have seen one example, when I was at college, somebody had this in his paintersstudio, version without the armrest but can't recall if it was comfortable (didn't sat in it then).
Thank I can snatch these arround 200 for the pair...
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