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Eiffel Tower Chair, Carlo Bugatti, 1902, Wood frame covered with parchment, painted and gilded, applied brass mounts

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Chair · France

Eiffel Tower Chair

Carlo Bugatti · France · 1902

Medium: Wood frame covered with parchment, painted and gilded, applied brass mounts
Dimensions: H.: 88.3 cm (34 3/4 in.)
Accession: 2012.489
Credit line: Gift of Maya Polsky

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