$9,600
Charles and Ray Eames ESU 270-C Birch plywood, enameled steel, lacquered Masonite, laminate, rubber Herman Miller, Zeeland, Michigan, c. 1950 Three drawers in red, black, and white case panels over perforated metal screen and black laminate shelf, imperfections commensurate with age, ht. 32 1/2, wd. 24, dp. 16 in. Provenance: From the Estate of Jill Mitchell (Virginia Mills), a student at Cranbrook in the 1940s, where she won awards for her work in woven and printed textile design. During her time there she became a lifelong friend of Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, later working for both. Literature: Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames , Neuhart, Neuhart, and Eames, pp. 126-129; The Herman Miller Collection , manufacturer's catalog, 1952, p. 102-105.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-12-07
