1973 Pair of Oxford Chairs, Model 3171T by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen in New Cognac Leather

1973 Pair of Oxford Chairs, Model 3171T by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen in New Cognac LeatherThis is a pair of Oxford low armless desk or dining chairs, Model 3171T, originally designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen in 1965. These examples were produced in Denmark in 1974, and the listed price includes the pair. Their design features new caramel leather upholstery applied over a foam covered bent wood shell, and has a cast aluminum 5 point base. Each chair measures 24 inches deep, 24. 4 inches wide, and 35 inches high. They have a seat

though is generally in very good to excellent condition for its age

It features soft thick red leather

Each sofa measures 87 inches in width

designed by Norman Cherner's son Benjamin Cherner to complement the original chair design

The series is considered the first modular system of interchangeable furniture

The lounge chairs came from a corporate executive suite in Manhattan and seem to have been very lightly used

dating it to the 1960s

they are not signed

This is a gorgeous original example

The upholstery is done in Kaleen Shagreen Leather in a light cognac hue that Bernhardt calls “Ocean Sand”

The springs were replaced and are not stretched out

allowing them to float in a room