Mario Ceroli Pair of Fratina Chairs for Poltronova Italy 1972

Pair of fratina high chairs, designed by artist and architect mario ceroli in 1972 and manufactured by poltronova italy. Both chairs are marked at the side. Ceroli’s production features natural and humble materials, particularly untreated wood, but also fabric, plastic or aluminium. His creations, which are sometimes polychrome and serialized, represent common objects, such as numbers, letters of the alphabet, human figures, and allusions to leonardo da vinci and other masters of the italian renaissance. This chair is ceroli's three-dimensional interpretation of 'mobili nella valle', a painting by the famous giorgio de chirico. Fantastic chairs. They are made of untreated solid russian pine wood. The 'sedia alta' (high chair) is exhibited at the museum of fine arts in rome and in the hall in front of the balcony of rome and juliet in verona. The chairs are in good original condition with some traces of wear and a beautiful rough patina. A few imperfections to the wood-connections and a small damage at the back side of one chair. All visible in the pictures.