a yellow folding chair with a yellow blanket on ita yellow folding chair with a yellow cloth on it
Crait + Müller

152 - CITTERIO (Produced by)
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Estimate €200 - €300
Description
CITTERIO (Produced by) A folding armchair known as the ‘Tripolina’, with a lacquered ash frame featuring a scissor-cross design. Yellow cotton canvas cover edged with white piping, suspended from the legs by sewn-in loops. Bears the manufacturer’s ‘Citterio’ plaque. Circa 1955 H 104 cm – W 67.5 cm – D 42 cm - History: The model is derived from the folding chair patented by Joseph Beverley Fenby in 1877 in Great Britain and in 1881 in the United States, manufactured in Italy under the name ‘Tripolina’. It is the direct predecessor of the ‘Butterfly’ armchair by Bonet, Kurchan and Ferrari Hardoy.
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About the sale TAKE A SEAT! A selection from the Werner Löffler collection
Auction location
Auction time 10/27/2026 at 1:30 PM
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