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ARTEMIDE 102
Lot 102
Price Realised: €2,000
Estimate: €2,000 - €3,000
THE BALL CHAIR, BY EERO AARNIO, FINLAND, 1970s, fibreglass Provenance: Purchased Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 2000 The Ball Chair was designed in 1963 and debuted at the Cologne Furniture Fair in 1966. The chair is one of the most famous and beloved c... Read more
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Estimate: €2,000 - €3,000
THE BALL CHAIR, BY EERO AARNIO, FINLAND, 1970s, fibreglass

Provenance: Purchased Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 2000

The Ball Chair was designed in 1963 and debuted at the Cologne Furniture Fair in 1966. The chair is one of the most famous and beloved classics of Finnish design and it was the international breakthrough of Eero Aarnio. The Ball Chair can be found in the collections of design museums around the world and it has starred in several movies, music videos and magazine covers.
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