“Modulo” Low Easy Chair with Ottoman, Oscar and Anna Maria Niemeyer, 1970s - Lot 642

$42,000

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Description

The rare “Modulo” low easy chair with an ottoman was designed by Oscar and Anna Maria Niemeyer and manufactured by Tendo Brasileira in 1978. Both chair and ottoman are made in bent wood lacquered in black. The seat and back are covered in the original leather. 

The bentwood has been refinished and overall the piece is in excellent condition.

Literature: Furniture By Architects, Emery, ppg. 220, 224; Maria Cecilia Loschiavo Dossantos, Modern furniture in Brazil, Olhares, São Paulo,2015. Page 94.

Creator

Oscar and Anna Maria Niemeyer

Materials and Techniques:

Bentwood, Metal, Leather

Woodwork, Upholstery

Dimensions

ARMCHAIR:

Height: 51 cm - 20"

Width: 70cm - 28"

Depth: 110 cm - 43"

OTTOMAN:

Height: 24 cm - 9"

Width: 70cm - 28"

Depth: 73 cm - 29"

Condition

The wood has been refinished and the upholstery is the original

Sold as a set
Place of Origin

Brazil

Style

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Date of Manufacture

1978