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Lot 9TP

A.J. Milne
Stacking chair, designed for the Festival of Britain, South Bank, London, circa 1951

4 October 2022, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£500 - £700

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A.J. Milne

Stacking chair, designed for the Festival of Britain, South Bank, London, circa 1951
Painted steel.
80.5 x 59 x 69 cm
Manufactured by Heal & Son Ltd., London, United Kingdom.

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Literature
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1176648/chair-milne-andrew-john, (accessed September 2022)

The present chair was designed by A.J. Milne as terrace seating for the Festival of Britain in 1951. Only nine hundred examples were produced, which include versions in pastel shades of pink, blue, yellow and white. An example of the design is held in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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