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 armchairTake these shots
These are the shots that decide this model. Fill the frame, hold still, and use even light.
- 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
Upload your photos
Up to six photos, taken by you, of the piece itself. Renders, generated images, screenshots and catalogue crops are refused: we cannot tie them to an object. They stay on your case page and nowhere else. No account, and the first read costs nothing.
Add at least one photo. The plate under the seat matters most.