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Creator: William Spratling
William Spratling 1940s Mexican Butaque Chair
William Spratling 1940s Mexican Butaque Chair

William Spratling 1940s Mexican Butaque Chair

$3,250 / item

William Spratling 1940s Mexican Butaque Chair

By William Spratling

Located in San Francisco, CA

This piece reeks of adventure. Visualize a seated Hemmingway cupping his Daiquiri and recalling his war correspondent days during the Spanish Civil War. Crafted of solid sabino wood, original and patinated by life like Hemmingway, this is a "Butaque" chair by the American-born designer William Spratling. And it was produced in his workshops in Taxco, Mexico, primarily in the 1940s and 1950s. While Spratling is widely known as the "Father of Mexican Silver" for reviving the town's silver industry, he also designed furniture. These chairs were handmade from local Mexican sabino wood...

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1940s Mexican Modern Vintage William Spratling Seating

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Brass

William Spratling 1940s Taxco Sabino Wood And Leather Miguelito Butaque Chair
William Spratling 1940s Taxco Sabino Wood And Leather Miguelito Butaque Chair

William Spratling 1940s Taxco Sabino Wood And Leather Miguelito Butaque Chair

$5,000 / set

William Spratling 1940s Taxco Sabino Wood And Leather Miguelito Butaque Chair

By William Spratling

Located in Mexico City, MX

A 1940's sabino wood and leather "Miguelito" butaque chair by American designer, jeweller and silversmith William Spratling. The butaque's leather is fixed with iron nails and shows ...

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1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Spratling Seating

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Brutalist Side Chairs by William Spratling, Antique Mexican Design
Brutalist Side Chairs by William Spratling, Antique Mexican Design

Brutalist Side Chairs by William Spratling, Antique Mexican Design

$9,500 / set

Brutalist Side Chairs by William Spratling, Antique Mexican Design

By William Spratling

Located in Chicago, IL

Pair of William Spratling 1940s Sabino Wood and Woven Leather Armchairs, Taxco Mexico An exceptional and highly collectible pair of mid-century armchairs designed by the legendary American-born designer and silversmith, William Spratling. Handcrafted in his renowned workshop in Taxco, Mexico during the 1940s, these chairs beautifully bridge rustic Spanish Colonial traditions with a refined, modernist sensibility. Constructed from solid, character-rich Mexican sabino wood...

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1940s Mexican Brutalist Vintage William Spratling Seating

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Located in Mexico City, MX

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William Spratling seating for sale on 1stDibs.

William Spratling seating are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of William Spratling seating, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Prices for William Spratling seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $12,000 and can go as high as $15,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $13,500.

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Questions About William Spratling Seating
  • What was William Spratling’s model and inspiration?
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    1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    William Spratling's model and inspiration was pre-Columbian decorative objects. For example, he patterned the Quetzalcoatl brooch off the details of a heart bowl found in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City, Mexico. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of William Spratling jewelry and decorative objects.

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