Franco Albini Set of four 'Luisella' chairs, model no. SD9,...

Franco Albini
Set of four 'Luisella' chairs, model no. SD9, and pair of 'Luisa' armchairs, circa 1955
Walnut, fabric upholstery, painted steel.
Each chair: 79 x 44 x 52 cm
Each armchair: 77 x 56 x 54 cm
Manufactured by Carlo Poggi, Pavia, Italy.
Provenance
The FM Gallery, London, 2012
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Bonhams, London, 'Design', 14 October 2020, lot 84
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature
'Nuovi mobili per la serie', Domus, no. 312, November 1955, p. 27
Domus, no. 315, February 1956, n.p.
Roberto Aloi and Agnoldomenico Pica, Mobili Tipo, Milan, 1956, p. 278
Franco Albini, 1930-1970, exh. cat., London, 1981, p. 99
Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950/1980, Milan, 1985, p. 59
Irene de Guttry and Maria Paola Maino, Il Mobile Italiano Degli Anni '40 e '50, Bari, 1992, p. 77
G. Gramigna, Repertorio del design italiano 1950-2000 per l'arredamento domestico, Allemandi, 2003, p. 65