wilhelm kienzle safari chair question  

hi all,

just bought a pair of safari chairs by kienzle online, however when i picked them up i noticed that there were slight differences in the construction (see photos).

i have seen both types attributed to kienzle and both are named as early and late versions ... clearly there is no clear concensus on which is which.

from studying them, the leather on the first pics is thicker, the work on the wood coarser (especially on the ends of the wooden joints) and the finish rougher than on the second set of pics, which leads me to suspect that this is the earlier version. it also has looser joints and the leather saddle has the straps underneath.

if anyone has any info i would be interested to know if one version was earlier than the other and rough dates of production if anyone has that.

cheers,

bb
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