Gordon Andrews (Australian, 1914-2001)

manufactured by Pongrass, with internal fibreglass structure, orange upholstery, raised on spun aluminium base (2)

Measurements:

height 84 cm width 75 cm depth 54 cm

Provenance:

This version of the Rondo chair was designed by Gordon Andrews and Marion Hall Best in 1969 for the interiors of the Hyatt Kingsgate Hotel. Marion used the seating shell from Gordon Andrews, to which she fitted a trumpet shaped aluminium base. 200 of these chairs were specially made for the Kingsgate project, with matching footstools.

Labels:

Cf. for comparison the Marion Hall Best Collection, Sydney Living Museums, Caroline Simpson Library and Research Collection, L93/2. Literature: Catriona Quinn, Sydney Style. Marion Hall Best/Interior Designer, Historic Houses Trust of NSW, 1993

• EStimate $1,800 - $2,200
• sold $1,800 Incl BP