ARNE JACOBSEN (1902-1971) & FRITZ HANSEN (PUBLISHER) Pair of "Fourmi" chairs, model "3100 de la série 7", design 1952, edition 1966, chrome-plated tubular metal four-legged frame with black rubber glides, steel center plate, beige rubber silentblocks, seat and back in black-stained thermoformed beech plywood. Publisher's label dated 1966. (One has some superficial oxidation on the base and some lacquer wear on the edges, some glides are missing, the other needs to be refastened, label and ferrule are missing). H 76 x W 48.5 x D 45 cm

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