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Breuer Wassily Chair

As I've gone through my own old estate items, I've started to become interested in how many of the "old" things are still quite popular.  Part of my research is so I know what to look for when I hit estate sales, but I find this pursuit interesting in its own right.

Take the Breuer Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer for instance.  These have been around since the middle of the 1920's when Marcel Breuer designed them.  Part of the modernist movement, they still look quite modern today and they are very popular and available in many designs. These chairs feature tubular steel frames.  These were nickelled originally and then later chrome plated.   It is said that these frames were based on Adler bicycle frames.  The actual seating material is most often fabric, leather or canvas.

Wassily chair reproductions are sold as a way to modernize your home's furnishings.  That's pretty cool for something designed 84 years ago!  Reproduction Wassily chairs are quite popular today and there are even Wassily chair books.  These chairs are like works of art.

As far as pricing goes, I found that the prices on Amazon and the prices on eBay were pretty much comparable and some of the best available.  If you are looking, I would check out both sites.  Amazon has specials that go on from time to time that are pretty impressive and eBay now offers a lot of "buy it now" items along with auctions which can sometimes yield really great deals.  Personally I like both sites because they have good buyer protection policies.  Depending on what I'm looking for, I almost always check out eBay when I'm shopping for just about anything because sometimes some very low priced items slip through the cracks.  The chairs below are from eBay listings.

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