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Pre-War Isokon "Long Chair" by Marcel Breuer Great Britain 1937 The London-based "Isokon" group was at the center of the Modernism movement in pre-war Britain; their club, the Isobar, a favorite hang-out for artists and intellectuals. Isokon's head designers included Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, the ex-Bauhaus refugees. The "Long Chair" was perhaps the most highly developed of all the plywood designs supplied to Isokon by Breuer. It's form recalls a reclining nude by Henry Moore (one of the regulars at the Isobar), while the patina on this example is every bit that of fine sculpture. This chair is a rare pre-war example, made by Isokon. (This design was also produced in the 1960s, by Knoll.) Price $8,500 Condition A stunning patina makes the piece. It is, however, a somewhat fragile thing, and is probably best not sat in by any one weighing more than about 100 pounds. Some signs of period repairs. Measurements Height: 27.8 in. Width/Length: 4 ft. 9 in. Depth: 24.5 in. Specifications Number of items: 1 Materials/Technique: bent birch plywood Creator: Marcel Breuer Reference: 0906078091393 |
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