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Pair of Aluminum Warren McArthur Sling Chaises / Lounge Chairs, 1938
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Pair of lounge chairs by Warren McArthur manufactured at his factory in Connecticut in the late 1930s.
The designs that Warren introduced in the very beginning of his furniture making he referred to as "suspension chairs" .
The Style No. 1000 designates this model chaise as the 1st design of 1000 series and is followed by the better known Style No. 1002 which is titled the Arizona Biltmore the famous Phoenix resort that he and his brothers had opened in the fall of 1929 without any help from Frank Lloyd Wright.
The foreward of his main furniture catalog published in 1936 explains his innovation and his choice to deliberately create a surface similar to polished silver a standard of class and quality of the past 4000 years and not the more common mirror quality of polished chrome.
"Warren McArthur originated and patented the standardized unit principle in the design, assembly and manufacture of furniture........It permits the treatment of each separate part by the anodic process which transforms the surface to an enduring untarnishable coat. It is next in hardness to the diamond, yet it possesses that velvety soft smooth feel of satin silver....."
Warren McArthur was from one of Chicago's wealthier families and his references were that of the upper class of 19th century America.
When you look at the construction of popular summer wicker furniture you can see their wrapped joints have a similar visual equivalent to the turned joinery in McArthur's furniture.
The chairs have their original cast rubber "doughnut" feet.
The chairs are newly upholstered in a raffia material and the frames are in good condition with minor rubs and scratches.
- Creator:Warren McArthur (Designer),Warren McArthur Corporation (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 35 in (88.9 cm)Width: 25 in (63.5 cm)Depth: 32 in (81.28 cm)Seat Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Bauhaus (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1938
- Condition:Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. Very nice condition with minor wear to the 75 year old frames.
- Seller Location:Camden, ME
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