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  2. History of the chair - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 November 2024. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced ...

  3. The Lives of Things - Wikipedia

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    "Chair" is about a mahogany chair which is slowly rotted from within by several generations of anobium though the rot is invisible from the outside. As a consequence of this rot, the chair collapses underneath an unnamed dictator who is identified as former Portuguese Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar by the book's translator. [1]

  4. The Human Chair - Wikipedia

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    "The Human Chair" (人間椅子, Ningen-isu) is a short story by Japanese author and critic Edogawa Ranpo. It was published in the October 1925 edition of the literature magazine Kuraku ( 苦楽 ) . Plot

  5. Chair - Wikipedia

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    Chair, c. 1772, mahogany, covered in modern red morocco leather, height: 97.2 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest.

  6. The fascinating history behind the chair King Charles will ...

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    The King and Queen Consort will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in May

  7. The Chairs - Wikipedia

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    The Chairs (French: Les Chaises) is a one-act play by Eugène Ionesco, described as an absurdist "tragic farce".It was first performed in Paris in 1952. [1]For Ionesco's Sandaliha (The Chairs), Bahman Mohasses [2] created a number of decorative and expressive chairs that when put together suggested an abstract forest.

  8. The 700-Year Royal History Behind King Charles III's ... - AOL

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    When King Charles III is officially crowned on May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey, he’ll be sitting in a wooden chair that’s a whopping 700 years old.The 6.5-foot-tall Baltic oak piece of royal ...

  9. Hans Wegner - Wikipedia

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    Hans Jørgensen Wegner (April 2, 1914 – January 26, 2007) was a Danish furniture designer. [4] His work, along with a concerted effort from several of his manufacturers, [5] contributed to the international popularity of mid-century Danish design.