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Vintage Emmanuelle rattan armchair, 1970
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Jugon-les-lacs commune nouvelle, FranceOn Whoppah since October 2024 • 3 sales
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The most cinematic armchair ever made famous in the 70s, it became known as the "Emmanuelle" armchair. The armchair continues to write its legend, blending harmoniously into all contemporary interior styles: sultry, bohemian, feminine, regal, shabby chic.
This majestic "peacock" armchair, with its highly natural rattan accents and remarkable, voluptuous shapes, combines the qualities of bohemian spirit, authenticity, escapism, elegance and casualness.
It is in very good condition, with no cracks or tears. It is very dark brown (wenge), almost black.
A Polynesian throne from the Pomare dynasty (Tahitian royal family of the 18th century). Legend has it that Prince Teriihinoiatua Teraimateata Pomare died on this singular throne, and so the chair inherited the name "Pomare" in Polynesia.Historically, the "Emmanuelle" chair was originally a throne, a ceremonial seat, originating in Polynesia, from where it spread to the Indian Ocean and then to Asia. It wasn't always made of rattan. It's often made of rattan, a plant too equatorial for these latitudes, but often with palm leaf veins, like Buri armchairs. This is the astonishing and noble origin of the woven natural rattan or wicker armchair, which the 1970s renamed and subsequently clothed in a completely different image: the Emmanuelle armchair, a sulphurous object of desire. Even before Sylvia Kristel made this armchair famous, it already had a successful film career behind it. Begun in 1931 in "Safe in Hell", it appeared in a dozen films before the first Emmanuelle was released, including some episodes of Colombo. It was during a shoot in the Seychelles that the director of "Emmanuelle" spotted the chair, realized its photogenic value, and used it as a prop for one of her scenes. The legend of the Emmanuelle armchair was born.
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ConditionGoodHeight140 cmWidth90 cmDepth60 cm
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Jugon-les-lacs commune nouvelle, FranceOn Whoppah since October 2024 • 3 sales