A Set Of Six Mid Century Italian Iron And Leather Folding Chairs Circa 1950
£1,250 per set of 6
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Item details
Height
94.0 cm
Width
44.0 cm
Depth
60.0 cm
Wear conditions
Good
Wear conditions
Excellent
Shows little to no signs of wear and tear.
Good
May show slight traces of use in keeping with age. Most vintage and antique items fit into this condition.
Average
Likely to show signs of some light scratching and ageing but still remains in a fair condition.
Apparent Wear and Tear
Visible signs of previous use including scratches, chips or stains.
Please refer to condition report, images or make a seller enquiry for additional information.
Description
An absolutely stunning set of six Italian leather and Iron mid century folding chairs.
The iron work has fabulous patina and is completely untouched since new. The leather also showing great signs of patina and no attempt has been made to remove any marks that have occurred over time. I have had an expert in leather restoration take a look at them with a view to trying to remove the minor stains and to look at small areas that I thought would need attention such as very slight cracking, a few cuts in the underside leather and where the leather has slightly come away from the frame. He was adamant that I did not attempt to rectify any of what I thought were issues as he explained that these were all part of the history of the chairs. The leather seats and backs are made up of two pieces of leather and are all double stitched. All this stitching is still intact. Where the leather has come away very slightly from the frame this is in the corners and beyond the double stitching so has no effect on the sturdiness of the chairs. This leather could be glued back onto the frame but I was again told to leave well alone so as not to affect the integrity of the chairs. Any slight cracking was due to the leather being quite dry when I bought them. Under his guidance I applied very sympathetically Mink Oil then Buffalo conditioning luxury intensive cream which has given the leather the most wonderful rich depth of colour again. One of things that mystified me most when I bought these chairs was what looked like a couple of cuts to the leather on the underside piece of leather on one of the chairs. I couldn’t work out how this could have happened, he believed that when the chairs were originally made by skilled artisans (his words) the piece of leather used on the underside already had the cuts in it but is not in an area that jeopardises the chair’s strength and durability so was used rather than being wasted.The leather was worth too much in those days to waste any! Interesting explanation and one that I quite like and am willing to accept.
, I have tried to take photos of all the issues I have mentioned but very happy to provide more or you are welcome to view. There is only one crack on the upper side of one seat, see photos. Again as the leather is doubled up this does not weaken the seat in any way so again I was told to leave alone.
I have tried to be very honest and open in my description of these chairs, having said that on first glance, indeed after several glances none of the issues I have mentioned will even be noticeable. One’s first impression on seeing this set of chairs will be “wow how cool are those chairs!”
One other very important characteristic of these chairs is the folding mechanism. When they are fully folded together they are able to stand up on their own and when folded back down are incredibly sturdy and strong.
These chairs are heavy and extremely well made.
Condition report:
Good for age - please read my description in full and look at photos carefully.
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Estimated delivery time
Less than one week
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Yes
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