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Eckart Muthesius Armchair

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United workshops, Munich. Upholstered beech wood frame with spring core on metal runners, metal sheet, chrome-plated, red leather. Integrated lights in both ears, built-in ashtray and cigarette compartment in the right armrest. Original design for the palace of the Maharajah of Indore. Re-edition limited to 25 + 1 by the United Workshops, Munich. The son of Hermann Muthesius, the German architect and interior designer Eckart Muthesius lived in India between 1930-1939. The Maharaja of Indore commissioned him to decorate and design his Palace at Manik Bagh in the modern International Style; it became a large-scale art project and Muthesius incorporated furniture designed by Eileen Gray, Le Corbusier, Marcel Breuer and Ivan da Silva Bruhns. Literature: Niggl, Eckart Muthesius. The palace of the Maharajah in Indore. Architecture and interior, 1930, Stuttgart 1996, p. 47. H. 97 x 88.5 x 110.5 cm (armchair), H. 40 x 56 x 56 cm (ottoman).
  • Creator:
    Eckart Muthesius (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 43.51 in (110.5 cm)Width: 38.19 in (97 cm)Depth: 34.85 in (88.5 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1996
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Zurich, CH
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU10067242036712

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