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Herman Miller
USA, 1946/c. 1950
ash plywood, leather, chrome-plated steel, rubber
21 w x 21 d x 29 h inches
Signed with manufacturer’s upholstery tag to the underside of one example. Signed with manufacturer’s foil label to underside of each example: [Charles Eames Design Herman Miller Zeeland-Michigan].
Estimate: $2,000–3,000
Result: $2,040
These examples retain their original leather.
Literature: Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames, Neuhart, Neuhart and Eames, ppg. 74-75 The Herman Miller Collection, manufacturer’s catalog, 1948, pg. 63
All original condition. Two points of tape residue to back rest of each. Leather shows age and minor abrasions commensurate with age and use. Small loss of veneer to reverse of one back rest. Oxidation to metal frames. Overal fine vintage condition.
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