Pair of Vintage Imperial Hotel Tokyo Club Chairs With Provenance

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Rare pair of Vintage box-style dark espresso club chairs acquired from the legendary Imperial Hotel in Tokyo by their long … Read more Rare pair of Vintage box-style dark espresso club chairs acquired from the legendary Imperial Hotel in Tokyo by their long time Director of International Public Relations, Art and Interior Design Consultant, Nacio Cronin.
One chair retains its original Imperial Hotel Inventory provenance metallic sticker.

The second and identical companion chair was obtained together with the provenance tagged chair. Both chairs are identical in construction, upholstery and dimensions. The provenance tagged chair has minimal scuffs on some edges, the non-tagged chair shows more wear and has a few more scuffs with one small upholstery tear on the bottom right rear under side. Note that the seat cushions have metal breather grommets on the sides of the cushions to allow air to escape - a manufacturing technique utilized in mid-to-late 20th century high-end hotel furnishings. The high-grade commercial vinyl is crisp and tailored, making these incredibly rare pieces of architectural hospitality history.

The Metallic Provenance Sticker translates as follows:
Top line starts by identifying the origin which is the Imperial Hotel Co., Ltd.

The characters on the top left translate to “President” or “CEO”.
This heavily implies that this pair did not come from standard guest rooms, but designated for executive suites, the board room or the President’s private offices.

The middle line of characters translate to: Equipment/Asset Number #11540077 which is a unique corporate inventory tracking ID.

The bottom line is blank which is typical for multi-unit corporate furniture deliveries where tracking was handled by the serialized numeric asset system.



These chairs feature clean architectural lines that capture the elevated mid-century aesthetic of the hotel’s legendary post-war iterations. Perfectly scaled and exceptionally sturdy, they command presence in any living room, library or mid-century modern interior design scheme.

The chairs are upholstered in their original, vintage commercial-grade vinyl. This material as highly favored for high-traffic luxury contract interiors of the era for its durability and sleek uniform look. It features a classic luster that pairs beautifully with the chairs robust frames.

This chair set is in excellent vintage condition given age and historical use. The frames are rock-solid and heavy showcasing high-end contract manufacturing See less