Pair of Mid-Century Austrian Slipper Chairs with 1990s Silk Upholstery, 1940s

A lovely pair of 1940s Austrian slipper chairs with matching throw pillows professionally reupholstered in the early 1990s in purple dupioni silk with chenille piping.

Clean and classic mid-century modern lines with low-profile seats and near-perfect proportions result in a timeless design that would work wonderfully in a variety of interiors after a wood refinish and fabric refresh to suit one’s taste and décor.

Chairs stand on tapered square birch legs with their original honey-tinted finish. Seats and down pillows custom dressed in lustrous high-quality dupioni silk with a crisp hand, attractively prominent slub texture, and chenille piping.

Original warm-toned purple or eggplant color is seen on the sides, backs, and pillows, while the seats and a couple other spots display a sun-lightened, magenta-hued shade that’s best described as boysenberry or burgundy.

Upholstery and pillows trimmed in dark purple chenille piping with randomly-placed, confetti-like black and gold dots. They serve to crisply delineate and accentuate the chair’s elegant almost Art Deco-like lines. Upholsterer tag is affixed to black dust cover on underside.

Dimensions: Height: 30.5 in Width: 23.5 in Depth: 28.5 in Seat Height: 16.5 in

Condition: Good
Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. Upholstery: reupholstered in the early 1990s by Kevin G. Custom Upholstery in San Francisco, California; sun lightening; wear to front corners; two spots or stains; batting fibers poking through seat. Legs: moderate amount of nicks, scratches, marks.