Pair Mid-Century Knoll Industries Barcelona chairs, designed in 1929 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and manufactured in the 1980s. Original black tufted leather cushions with leather support straps, polished steel X-form legs. Both chairs retain the original Knoll Industries paper label. 30″ H x 30″ W x 29 1/2″ D. Provenance: The Guardsmark Collection, Lipman Holdings International, Memphis, Tennessee. Note: Guardsmark, a private security firm, was founded in 1963. The company’s headquarters in downtown Memphis was noted for its collection of original Knoll office furniture. This is the first of three pairs of Barcelona chairs being offered in this two-day auction. Condition: Both chairs overall good condition with slight wear to cushions. The upper cushion of one chair with two vertical tears on each seam side of the top middle square, each approximately 2 in long. General light expected wear and surface scratching to the bases.