Henri-Albert Kahn

Medium: Cast aluminum, upholstery

Dimensions: Height 30.5" - Width 18.5" - Depth 21" Seat: Height 18.5

These chairs, remarkable for their form, their cantilevered arms, and the material used in their execution -- cast aluminum -- were designed by Henri-Albert Kahn. Very few are known to have survived. The upholstery closely replicates the original. Unusually, they may be folded flat for easy storage. Kahn was a much sought-after furniture maker of the thirties, but his life, along with that of his wife Hélène's, was tragically cut short by Nazi persecution.

Rare Pair of Folding Armchairs

France, 1938

KAHNH 01

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