Moby Dick Blue Sodalite Marble Lounge Chair
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Located in Milan, IT
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Moby Dick Ash Wood Upholstered Lounge Chair #3
By Morelato
Located in Milan, IT
Moby Dick brown wooden upholstered lounge chair features a sculpted ash wood base and backrest
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Moby Dick Armchair, Morelato
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Moby Dick is an armchair with an iconic and enveloping ash backrest evoking a whale tail. Thanks
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Moby Dick Ash Wood Upholstered Lounge Chair #2
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Midcentury White Lounge Chair "Moby Dick" by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti, 1969
By Fratelli Saporiti, Alberto Rosselli Saporiti
Located in Milano, IT
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