Miguelito Butaque Chair

I guess that is what this is looking to clarify the pieces history and maker . I have seen the same style online but they claim mexican origin mine says made in spain and is S/136 help haha i know nothing about this piece.

 

Interesting. Well, you know that the "Miguelito" chair was designed by the Mexican architect Luis Barragán in the 1940s. Yours appears to be a version from a Spanish manufacturer. Hard to date but, from sticker's logo, 1950s to 1970s (and I would think mid of that period.) By way, "butaque" means "armchair" and yours isn't.

Debora

 

So what you're saying is that this chair does not have..." The Right to Chair Arms "....Bahahaha snort snort !!!!!!!

 

Lady-like giggle.

Debora

 

wow still even with that cant find much on them such a cool style.

 

So found out the maker and that it is 40s to 50s its a Valenti I have contacted the company being that it still exists for a final authentication but F. Valenti is carved in one of the legs. I would like to say this forum put me on the right track to finding out about this piece,Thanks.

 

The maker's mark carved into a leg is pretty good authentication by itself. I would think 1940s a bit early though as the world was at war and unlikely that Spain (whose own civil war ended in 1939) was exporting widely with a "Made in Spain" label then.

Debora

 

Spain didn't export much of anything until the very very late 50s and into the erly 60s. The Years of Hunger and all that - and they'd never had much of an indistrial infrastructure outside Catalunya. Much of that was destroyed in the Civil War and then suppressed by El Caudillo.

Even then, it was getting into mass market tourism that "saved" them, if that's the word. Still saw barefoot and thin children in the 60s, outside major towns and in the areas Franco hated.

 

Agree. And Barragán didn't even design the "Miguelito" chair until 1948. I would be very, very surprised if this knock-off dates to anything earlier than the 1960s.

Debra

 

Are you sure the sticker is original to the chair? Stickers can pop up anywhere.