Colombo Sanguineti Dining Room Chairs

The defining gesture of the chiavarine is the clarity of the frame: four finely tapered legs, a tall back composed of four well-spaced horizontal rails, a slightly trapezoidal rush s...

A rare set of six CS/2 model dining chairs made by Figli di Colombo Sanguineti during the 1960s in Chiavari. This model has been presented at the Milan Triennale in the 1954 and it can be found since then in the Sanguineti catalogues from the 1950s to the 1960s: these chairs can be considered a late production and they can be distinguished from the older versions by their clean and straight anterior legs. Their frames are made of a completely restored and refinished wild cherry wood. With a total weight of just 2.250 kg each, these chairs have a new cane seats and they are ready to last for the years to come. Chiavari chairs (Chiavarine) have a 200 years long history and since the beginning of their production they have evolved in several models being always recognisable for a distinctive frame structure which allow them to be one of the lightest chair in the world without compromising their sturdiness and stability. Between the 1930 and 1960s they have been one of the first choice of some of the most renowned Italian architects and interior designers when they had to select a dining chair able to fit their refined taste. Names of the likes as Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Ignazio Gardella, Piero Bottoni...

Very nice set of 6 Campanino dining chairs designed by Colombo Sanguineti, manufactured by Sedie e Mobili Sanguineti Chiavari, Italy, 1950. Fantastic Italian slim shaped design and a...

Midcentury pair of Italian chairs, produced in the 1950s in Chiavari Italien. Slim design and amazingly light. Ebonized hardwood frame with cane seat. Normal patina due to age and u...

Midcentury pair of Italian chairs from the 1950s, designed by Colombo Sanguineti and manufactured by Sedie e Mobili Sanguineti, Chiavari Italien. Each stamped at the back. Slim desig...