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Val Bertoia, Prototype chair (B-1563)

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Description

Val Bertoia
Prototype chair (B-1563)

USA, 2009
beech plywood, bleached walnut
37.25 h x 20 w x 25 d in (95 x 51 x 63 cm)

Signed to backrest 'Bertoia R' and dated and numbered to underside of seat 'B-1563 2009'.

Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, Private Collection

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

Condition

Fair overall condition. Plywood elements are unfinished with rough and splintered edges, a few knots within lamination, as well as small chips primarily to lower edges. Seat retains several scattered scratches, indentations, chips, impressions, finish loss and scorch marks.

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Val Bertoia, Prototype chair (B-1563)

Name: Val Bertoia, Prototype chair (B-1563)
SKU: 163935011
Price: 850 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,000 - $1,500

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