Nairobi workshop (1950s–1970s)
Pair of armchairs, c. 1962
Mahogany with woven sisal seats
Each 76 × 62 × 70 cm
Estimate KES 200,000–300,000
Bidding
Sold
KES 280,000
Hammer price. Buyer's premium of 20% and VAT on the premium are added.
About the work
A pair of open armchairs with splayed mahogany legs and seats and backs of tightly woven sisal cord.
Condition
Good. The sisal has been rewoven.
Provenance
Private collection, Nairobi.
The artist
In the years either side of independence, a handful of joinery workshops in Nairobi's Industrial Area made modern furniture in teak, mahogany and cane for new houses, offices and hotels. Few pieces were marked, and makers are rarely known, but the best of them are made as carefully as anything of their time.
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