"Vescovina" chair by Lanfranco Benvenuti for Meccani, 1985 — example

Italian work, 1985. H 111 X W 53 X D 53 cm. Stained ash. Good condition. Flat-assembled ash panels, a high backrest mounted in a gable and pierced with a round eye, two full sides that serve as armrests. The silhouette references the bishop's cathedra — vescovo in Italian — hence the name. Lanfranco Benvenuti (1937-1989) designed it for Meccani Arredamenti, near Pisa, in the Toys Furniture collection. A church seat brought into domestic furniture: all of Italian postmodernism is encapsulated in this shift. Published in short series, a handful of examples per finish. This one is in stained green ash, in good condition; two other finishes, gold and silver, are available at the gallery.