$960
Charles and Ray Eames
RAR-1
Herman Miller USA, 1950 / 1979 molded fiberglass, zinc-plated steel, vinyl, birch, rubber, Alexander Girard upholstery 25¼ w x 25½ d x 27 h in (64 x 65 x 69 cm)
result: $960
estimate: $700–900
From 1968 to 1984 Herman Miller gave upholstered RAR-1 chairs as gifts to employees with newborn babies.
The chairs were personalized with different fabric and shell combinations and finished with a plaque inscribed with the child's name and birthdate.
Signed with molded manufacturer's mark to underside: [Herman Miller]. Signed with applied plaque: [To Daniel Robert Berghorst from Herman Miller Inc. May 24, 1979].
literature: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames , Neuhart, Neuhart and Eames, ppg. 138, 141 The Herman Miller Collection , manufacturer’s catalog, 1952, pg. 94
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2015-09-10
