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• Auction House:
  Shapiro Auctions
• Sale Name:
  20.21C Art & Design Auction
• Sale Date:
  19 Sep 2017 ~ 6pm
• Lot #:
  197
• Lot Description:
  Gordon Andrews (Australian, 1914-2001) - Rondo Chair, designed c. 1969
  manufactured by Pongrass, with internal fibreglass structure, pale orange upholstery, raised on spun aluminium base
  height 84 cm
• References:
  Cf. for comparison the Marion Hall Best Collection, Sydney Living Museums, Caroline Simpson Library and Research Collection, L93/2. Literature: Catriona Quinn, Sydney Style. Marion Hall Best/Interior Designer, Historic Houses Trust of NSW, 1993
• Notes:
  This version of the Rondo chair was designed by Gordon Andrews and Marion Hall Best in 1969 for the interiors of the Hyatt Kingsgate Hotel. Marion used the seating shell from Gordon Andrews, to which she fitted a trumpet shaped aluminium base. 200 of these chairs were specially made for the Kingsgate project, with matching footstools.
• Estimate:
  A$1,200 - 1,800
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Furniture

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