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Sir Basil SpenceRare 'Allegro' armchair, designed 1949, produced 1950s Mahogany-laminated wood, Canadian betula-laminated wood, leather upholstery. 86 x 53.5 x 50 cm Manufactured by H. Morris & Co, Glasgow, United Kingdom. Interior of back rail with manufacturer's brass label embossed MORRIS MADE GUARANTEED/TRADE GLASGOW MARK. FootnotesLiterature Mobilier et Décoration, no. 1, January-February 1949, p. 56 Design, vol. 1, no. 3, March 1949, front cover, p. 8 Rathbone Holme and Kathleen M. Frost, eds., 'Decorative Art 1949', Studio Yearbook, London, p. VIII Roberto Aloi, Esempi Di Arredamento Moderno, Di Tutto Il Mondo: Tavoli Tavolini Carrelli, Milan, 1950, fig. 111 Carlo Pagani 'Sedie Divani Poltrone', Quarderni Di Domus, no. 8, Milan, 1950, p. 29 House and Garden, April-May 1950, n.p. Rathbone Holme and Kathleen M. Frost, eds., 'Decorative Art 1950-1951', Studio Yearbook, London, pp. 42-43 Erno Goldfinger, British Furniture Today, London, 1951, n.p. David Joel, The Adventure of British Furniture, London, 1953, n.p. Richard Chamberlain, Annamarie Stapleton, Geoffrey Rayner, eds., Austerity to Affluence: British Art & Design 1945-1962, London, 1997, pp. 14, 22 Philip Long and Jane Thomas eds., Basil Spence Architect, Edinburgh, 2007, pp. 52, 54 The present model armchair was exhibited at the Morris and Co. stand at the Scottish Industries Exhibition, Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, 1949.Saleroom noticesPlease note this lot retains its original vinyl upholstery rather than leather upholstery as stated in the cataloguing.