Plečnik chair sells for over EUR 40,000

Prague, 29 February - A chair that Slovenian architect Jožef Plečnik designed for Czech President Tomaš Masaryk in the 1920s sold for EUR 40,740 at an auction in Prague on Sunday, almost eight times the asking price, Radio Slovenija reported.

Prague, Czech Republic A church on Prague Castle, the renovation of which was conceived by Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik (1872-1957). Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA File photo

Prague, Czech Republic
A church on Prague Castle, the renovation of which was conceived by Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik (1872-1957).
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
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