Description
This Listing is a Pair of Metal and handwoven Caning Seat Chairs, model Cesca, designed by Marcel Breuer for Gavina circa 1980, manufactured in Italy.
White Finish Metal pipe frame, wood dovetailed seat and back structure and handwoven rattan.
No Markings.
In good vintage condition, minor wear to the seat caning on both seats consistent with age, frames professionally refinished.
Ready for a new Mediterranean, Tropical Home Setting.
Marcel Breuer (1902-1981), was a Hungarian-born modernist, architect and furniture designer. One of the masters of Modernism, Breuer extended the sculptural vocabulary he had developed in the carpentry shop at the Bauhaus into a personal architecture that made him one of the world's most popular architects at the peak of 20th century design.
F-501-335-CLJ
Condition:
Alterations: Restored
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: In good vintage condition, minor wear to the seat caning on both seats consistent with age, frames professionally refinished.
Documented in the pictures, especially number 9 and 11.
No Makers Mark.
Origin:
Italy
Creator:
Styled After: Chrome Craft
Materials & Techniques:
Caning, Metal, Paint, Rattan
Details:
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Seat Height: 17.0in
Country of Origin: Italy
Number of Seats: 2
Seat Interior Depth: 14.0in
Seat Interior Width: 16.5in
White Finish Metal pipe frame, wood dovetailed seat and back structure and handwoven rattan.
No Markings.
In good vintage condition, minor wear to the seat caning on both seats consistent with age, frames professionally refinished.
Ready for a new Mediterranean, Tropical Home Setting.
Marcel Breuer (1902-1981), was a Hungarian-born modernist, architect and furniture designer. One of the masters of Modernism, Breuer extended the sculptural vocabulary he had developed in the carpentry shop at the Bauhaus into a personal architecture that made him one of the world's most popular architects at the peak of 20th century design.
F-501-335-CLJ
Condition:
Alterations: Restored
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: In good vintage condition, minor wear to the seat caning on both seats consistent with age, frames professionally refinished.
Documented in the pictures, especially number 9 and 11.
No Makers Mark.
Origin:
Italy
Creator:
Styled After: Chrome Craft
Materials & Techniques:
Caning, Metal, Paint, Rattan
Details:
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Seat Height: 17.0in
Country of Origin: Italy
Number of Seats: 2
Seat Interior Depth: 14.0in
Seat Interior Width: 16.5in
Condition
Restored; Some Imperfections; In good vintage condition, minor wear to the seat caning on both seats consistent with age, frames professionally refinished.
Documented in the pictures, especially number 9 and 11.
No Makers Mark.
Documented in the pictures, especially number 9 and 11.
No Makers Mark.
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
31.38 x 18 x 18 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian Marcel Breuer Cesca Style Side Chairs, 1980
Estimate $1,400-$2,200
Starting Price
$700
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Timeless Autumn Antiques
Sep 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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