the checklist for this modelLC2 Grand Confort armchair: real or reproduction
A genuine one typically changes hands at €2,900, and a good reproduction sells for €400 to €900. That gap is why you turn the piece over before you pay.
Below is the whole checklist we run on this model, 5 markers, written so you could run it by hand. Send your photos and we read the most decisive one free.
The markers that decide it
- 01
engraved maker's mark
Cassina engraves the frame with the maker name, the designer names, a production number and often a date, inside the tube cage. The engraving is fine and slightly irregular in depth. Printed or absent marking on a chair sold as Cassina is a flag.
- 02
tube cage
The chrome or enamelled cage is welded and ground so joints read continuous, with an exact cushion clearance. Copies show wider tube, visible weld beads, and cushions that either swim or jam in the cage.
- 03
cushion proportion
Original cushions are firm, deep and squarely stitched, sitting proud of the frame by a consistent amount. Copies are softer, shallower, and sink between the tubes.
- 04
stitching and welt
Straight seams, even thread tension and a welt at the cushion edge that holds its line. Wandering seams and rolled, unwelted edges are reproduction.
- 05
feet
Correct plastic or rubber feet pressed into the tube ends. Missing feet, felt pads, or metal-on-floor tube ends need explaining.
This is an evidenced opinion read from photographs, never a certificate. A photograph cannot tell us what the piece weighs or how it sounds, and every report names what we could not check.
What one is worth
range as of September 2026
- low
- €1,600
- typical
- €2,900
- high
- €5,500
- good reproduction
- €400 to €900
Read from public results on Catawiki, LiveAuctioneers, Pamono, 1stDibs and Whoppah, for a piece in honest used condition. Condition, provenance and finish move it.
Check the one you are looking at
free · no account · LC2 Grand Confort armchairThe shots that decide it
If the piece is in front of you, take these. If it is still in the seller's house, look for them in the listing and ask for the ones that are missing.
- 01the frame at the front foot, close, showing the tube and the join
- 02the Cassina stamp or engraved number on the frame, filling the frame
- 03one cushion from above, whole
- 04the back of the chair, whole, showing how the cushions sit in the cage
Add the photos
Up to six photos of the piece itself. Your own are the strongest evidence. The seller's photos out of the listing work too: copy an image from the listing and paste it here, or drag it straight onto this page. We say on your case which photos came from where, and a verdict read off a seller's photograph stops at moderate confidence. Renders, generated images and catalogue pictures of another example are refused.
Or drag photos here. From a listing in another tab: copy the image, then press ctrl and V to paste it.
Add at least one photo. The plate under the seat matters most.