$2,125
Herman Miller USA, 1958 aluminum, saran, enameled steel, plastic 18¼ w x 21 d x 33 h in (46 x 53 x 84 cm)
Aluminum Group furniture was originally conceived as an outdoor furniture line;
prior to production the line was redesigned and has become ubiquitous with office furniture. This pre-production example is made with saran, a material that would accomodate exposure to the outdoors. Signed with cast manufacturer's mark to underside of frame: [Herman Miller, Furn.Co.Pat.Pen.]. literature: Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames , Neuhart, Neuhart and Eames, ppg. 226-229 discusses production models
result: $2,125
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Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2010-04-08