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$1,195.00

This pair of chairs SOLD for $695 the pair in 2020 from Geelong, South of MELBOURNE. This listing has also been uploaded for people to express interest in buying OR SELLING a similar item through iNVISeDGE. Click on the links below.

 

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We’ve never discounted our prices before in almost 20 years of trading! A $500 mark-down applied for a Limited Time. Sorry SOLD in 2020 during COVID lock-down for $695 the pair.

Background Info and Provenance

(This listing was written in 2019.)

LISTING PRICE IS FOR BOTH CHAIRS!

A PAIR of early-1950’s easy chairs made between 1948 and 1953- love these! It’s amazing that something so distinctly 1950’s can also look timeless, modern and edgy. But this is the thing- timeless design doesn’t pay homage to trends- it stands apart and is always in trend. I can picture this pair in a cool warehouse conversion, modern apartment, mid-century bungalow or an architecturally designed home. After 18-years of trading I’ve never seen this design and have only stocked about 3 cool pairs of 1950’s in the last decade- you certainly won’t be seeing this pair in anyone else’s lounge room.

These chairs have Marsden Campbell on the labels. I’m pretty sure Marsden Campbell was the maker of the cushioning- not the designer or maker of the chairs. The maker / designer at this stage is unknown (but Australian because the cushioning used was a Sydney company).

These are an AUSTRALIAN design- not well-known but that makes them all the more special in my eyes. Replicas have been made of the iconic R160 Featherston chair – I can’t see this design ever being copied. I like these just as much as the Featherston Space Contour chair- a pair of those will set you back at least $3600. (Written in 2019.)

Durability also gets a big tick- look at these chairs after almost 70 years of use- the construction quality is brilliant. And they’re fully ORIGINAL! That’s the big thing I like about this pair- it’s obvious they’re all original (look at that vinyl on the outside with the snake-skin texture). All of them look brilliant after all these years. You want something with character that tell a story? These could be the ones. I love the architectural slant- notice how the sides are not flat but faceted? Very cool and not often seen in furniture.

Comfort also gets a big tick- there’s a nice amount of plushness and great angles- perfect for a good book.

Out of the 1189 second-hand furniture pieces we’ve sold over the last 17 years, we’d sell 1168 of these for A HIGHER PRICE today or for at least the same as we first sold them. Investing in vintage furniture is a wise move financially but more importantly for our environment. When chairs look like this after about 70 years of use, you’re guaranteed they’ve been built to last. And if this design was put on the floor of any furniture design store today they’d still look the part, so you’re assured they will be as cool in the future as they’ve always been. A rare piece of furniture history. PRICE IS FOR BOTH CHAIRS!

1904

These chairs are in brilliant condition overall for chairs that are 67 years old. They are both structurally solid and strong with NO wobbles in any joint area, NO cracks around the joints, NO repairs- nothing of the sort. There is also no noticeable cosmetic damage at all however the chairs show minor signs of aging. The vinyl on the outside is in brilliant condition for chairs of this age. The fabric on the inside of the chairs is also in excellent condition for vintage chairs however it has faded noticeably over the years as you'd expect. This fabric also has minor discoloration but this is not noticeable. (Study all the photos as they show the condition clearly and well.) The inner cushioning in the seat cushion is latex and has started to harden however they're still very comfortable cushions. The latex seat-cushions has a normal latex smell from age only (normal for vintage chairs of this age). The chairs have not come into contact with pets or cigarette smokers- the seat-cushion on each chair has a vintage latex-smell that's not offensive and what you'd expect from chairs of this age (not from use). You could dust down the outside of the cushions and wrap the existing cushions in Dacron to reduce this or get new cushions cut to completely eliminate this. I've left them as is- I like vintage latex cushioning as it's superior in quality and comfort. The chairs have excellent comfort overall- they're soft and spongy and at the same time offer great support. The angles of the seat and back are both brilliant- they're really nice sitting chairs. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Measurements. Height. Seat- 38cm. Total- 79cm. Across- 68cm at its widest. Depth- about 70cm.
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