Recently Purchased what I believe is a vintage Knoll Bertoia Diamond Chair, would like to be reassured that it is the real deal from someone that knows them better. It has the Knoll sticker label on the underside of the seat and a smaller manila label stating the options on the chair and where it was to be delivered. Also I was wondering why no date on the Knoll tag or manila tag? The manila tag has a red Knoll stamp and says it was delivered to the Librarian at the Ft. Knox Army base here in Kentucky. Just curious if the chair and the base are authentic Knoll.
Thanks.
http://s246.photobucket.com/albums/gg92/kittybufu/Knoll%20Bertoia%20Diamond/
Looks real.
I don't know much about the history of Knoll labels, dating and such, but one the mounting brackets look right and welds look right. You can usually tell if it's real by the way that the wires meet the rim of the chair. They should smoothed to a point and welded, which yours are. On many replicas the wires are sandwiched between two rims. You can also tell by the way that the lower half of the base meets the upper half. When looking at the front, they pieces will not overlap and will be welded flush to one another. That's about the extent of my knowledge. I am sure others will provide more. You can see both details here:
http://www.vita-interiors.com/reproduction-classics/lounge-chairs/harry-...
Additionally...
While it is not uncommon to come across these chairs, it's not often that they will have full covers. So the fact that yours has a full cover, with a label that looks correct further serves to indicate that you have a real Bertoia. Congrats! I love these chairs and have 2 myself. I prefer them without the covers though.
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