Sold for:
$11,250
$11,250
Donald Knorr
chairs model 132 U, set of four
Knoll Associates USA, 1948 enameled steel, upholstery 22 w x 21 d x 28 h in (56 x 53 x 71 cm)
result: $11,250
This design won first prize at the 1948 International Competition for Low-cost Furniture by the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Sold with four cushions, not shown. Signed with applied manufacturer's label to cushion of each example: [Knoll Associates, Inc].
literature: Prize Designs for Modern Furniture , Kaufmann, pg. 13 What Modern Was: Design 1935-1965 , Eidelberg, ppg. 62-63 Objects of Design from the Museum of Modern Art , Antonelli, pg. 196
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2013-03-28