Photo © Billings — view this lot on Billings ↗'Kontiki' Lounge Chairs (2), ca. 1970
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Billings · Sep 20, 2026$4,500 ≈ £3,372 ≈ €3,927Sign up free to see price
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Ari lounge chair
Arne Norell (Swedish, 1917–1971) · 1966
$1,980 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,473≈ €1,700
Hammer $1,500 · with buyer’s premium $1,980
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “leather upholstery, chrome-plated steel”
- Category
- Furniture (named makers)
- Dimensions
- 30 h x 25½ w x 37 d in (76 x 65 x 94 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Essential Design (auctions/2025/09/essential-design)
- Date
- September 4, 2025
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 182
- Estimate
- $1,000 – — (≈ £744) (≈ €859)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
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