Lot No. 136


A prototype “MG3” armchair, designed by Michael Graves,


1984, for Sawaya & Moroni, Milan, solid bird’s-eye maple, ebonised wooden inlays, foam upholstery, orange leather cover, height 78 cm, width 85 cm, depth 78 cm, height of seat 40 cm. (DRAX)

The present armchair is one of three prototypes of the later modified production. With this armchair, Michael Graves, the great architect and theorist of postmodernism, created a work that was both an early and exemplary specimen of this style.

Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at

17.06.2022 - 15:45

Estimate:
EUR 45,000.- to EUR 60,000.-

A prototype “MG3” armchair, designed by Michael Graves,


1984, for Sawaya & Moroni, Milan, solid bird’s-eye maple, ebonised wooden inlays, foam upholstery, orange leather cover, height 78 cm, width 85 cm, depth 78 cm, height of seat 40 cm. (DRAX)

The present armchair is one of three prototypes of the later modified production. With this armchair, Michael Graves, the great architect and theorist of postmodernism, created a work that was both an early and exemplary specimen of this style.

Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Design
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 17.06.2022 - 15:45
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 11.06. - 17.06.2022