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It's hard to know because subtle variations are not uncommon in classic pieces from that era -- as Maxwell said, is there any kind of info on the bottom? (...sometimes even a fabric tag can help lead to positive identification.)

Regardless -- I LOVE THAT CHAIR! Perfect for my apt!!! (see link) Enjoy it!

PS -- your couch choice is great, too!

Yeah, um, unless you are planning on selling it, why does it matter?

As far as a companion chair, I think that chair (depending on where it is placed) sort of demands a twin (which, I guess, may be why it matters if it's a McCobb...)

I vote yes on the sofa.

If a twin is not a possibility, how 'bout a "bridge chair" between the upholstered sofa and the largely un-upholstered possible-McCobb...

either Room & Board's Gigi or Room & Board's Grace.

Be careful, though, that with all your furnishings combined, the room is not "all legs."

Other Patrick et al:
I have been struggling to find chairs to go with a very leggy mccobb couch. the legs are 12". i have been thinking about grace & gigi but don't want a room full of legs. Stuff that isn't leggy looks like it sits much lower. I don't need same height but don't want 5" difference either.

The couch might be directional. There's a wood frame around the back and the back legs are angled. walnut stained?). ANYWAY, most similar stuff is too low slung. rightnow i've got what a friend calls a "freshman futon."

if this link comes through, my couch resembles this one but there are 6 legs and the arms are different.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1958-Paul-McCobb-modern-sofa-Directional-vintage-ad_W0QQitemZ170006460458QQihZ007QQcategoryZ63584QQcmdZViewItem

any advice you could give would be welcome!

Wish I could find a twin!

I do have an old Heywood-Wakefield-ish chair that looks a lot like the Gigi at Room and Board... but it seems so big compared to the chair in question. I'll have to try it out.

As for being "all legs", didn't even occur to me as a possible problem. (I wish *I* were all legs, LOL.) Yikes. Decorating can be such a minefield!

Finally: Any opinions on getting a slipcovered version of Jasper given the resident toddler? We live in a tiny one-bedroom, so the living room needs to serve as a playroom for young and old ;-)

Marge: That sofa looks v.cool.

Marge--
I think the leg problem is easier to control on a sofa than chairs, but I think you're okay with sofa and chairs as you have planned... but perhaps the coffee table is where you try to avoid more legginess?

Did you know it was precisely the plethora-of-leg problem that made Saarinen design the Tulip table and chairs with a single pedestal base?

And there P2 goes again reading my mind about the Saarinen table.

Thanks so much P2 for alleviating anxiety about my legs. Will do maybe do something block-ish with coffee table. i've always wanted the saarinen tulip table & chairs for dining area but that's probably a little ambitious. in terms of $ but also modernism. i can't imagine getting sick of the jetsons but have been advised it could happen.

i am kid-less and don't have strong opinion but but feel compelled to put my 2 cents since i got some good feedback on my issue. city mama, i'd lean toward going for reg upholstery. wool is forgiving, right? if you do slipcovers woudl think you could get cheaper couch that'll do job as well. covers might detract from pretty jasperness.

marge--
I'm sure your legs are no cause for anxiety!! :)

I think you have lots of options, even leggy ones, for a coffee table, because I think even a legged but chrome piece (ie, the Pavilion table) wouldn't look like eveything was on the same stilts.

Having said that, I'd vote for something "slabby", or even the free-form Noguchi, if wanting to keep it in the MCM family.

IKEA makes a knockoff of the Tulip table. Much lower quality, of course, but the basic look is all right. And under $200.

Good Questions deserve good answers... Your "might be Paul McCobb" chair is actually by Bert England for Johnson Furniture chair. It is part of his Forward Trends line. It was made in the late 1950's or early 1960's. Great collectible piece. Hang on to it!!!