Sold for:
$25,000

Henry Glass

Swingline cabinet
Fleetwood Furniture Company USA, 1952 lacquered masonite, birch 31¾ w x 17½ d x 33 h in (81 x 44 x 84 cm)
result: $25,000






Swingline, Henry Glass' children's furniture series, was awarded a gold medal from the American Designer's Institute in 1952.

Signed with applied manufacturer's label to drawer interior: [Swingline, Fleetwood Furniture Corporation, Grand Haven, MI].
provenance: Wright, Important 20th Century Design , 25 September 2005, Lot 119 | Private collection
literature: Henry P. Glass Associates , studio catalog, pg. 5 illustrates works from series


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