$768
George Nelson & Associates
Steelframe desk, model 4173
Herman Miller USA, 1950 enameled steel, laminate, birch, lacquered wood, aluminum 48 w x 25½ d x 29½ h in (122 x 65 x 75 cm)
result: $768
estimate: $300–500
This desk comes from the Edward McCormick Blair House in Lake Bluff, Illinois, a home designed by architects William and George Fred Keck in 1955.
Signed with applied foil manufacturer's label to drawer: [George Nelson Design Herman Miller Zeeland Michigan].
provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCormick Blair, Lake Bluff, IL | Thence by descent
literature: George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher , von Vegesack and Eisenbrand, pg. 244 The Herman Miller Collection , manufacturer's catalog, 1955, unpaginated
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2016-02-11
