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Herman Miller/Zenith Plastics
USA, 1950
greige fiberglass shell with rope edge, zinc-plated steel, birch, rubber
25 w x 26 d x 27 h inches
Signed with decal manufacturer’s label to underside: [Herman Miller Furniture Company Zeeland, Michigan Designed By Charles Eames The Shell Is Moulded By Zenith Plastics Co. Gardena California].
Estimate: $1,200–1,500
Result: $3,000
Literature: Eames Design: 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
All original, excellent condition showing only minor wear consistent with age.
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