Joaquim Tenreiro, Rare Three-Legged Chair

Joaquim Tenreiro
Rare and Important Cadeira de Tres Pes (Three-Legged Chair)

Brazil, c. 1947
laminated and lacquered hardwoods
22.25 w × 28 d × 27 h in (57 × 71 × 69 cm)

Paper manufacturer's labels to underside 'Tenreiro Moveis e Decoracoes Rua 7 de Marco 30/00 - A Fab No. 2383 Enc No. 2000 Plata No. A638 Valor: A.20000 Industrie Brasileria'. This model was constructed in variants with two, three, four and five types of wood. The present example was the most technically challenging to produce and features five different species of hardwood.

Provenance: R & Company, New York | Private Collection, Miami Beach

Literature: Tenreiro, Cals, cover, ppg. 56-57, 76-78 Movel brasileiro moderno, Editore Olhares, ppg.112-113 Brazil Modern, Chen, ppg. 80-81

please note: This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
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