138
138
Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen
Rare table for the Organic Design Competition
Rare table for the Organic Design Competition
Red Lion Furniture Company
USA, 1940
molded Honduran mahogany plywood, mahogany 17¾ h × 39½ w × 34¾ d in (45 × 100 × 88 cm)
USA, 1940
molded Honduran mahogany plywood, mahogany 17¾ h × 39½ w × 34¾ d in (45 × 100 × 88 cm)
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $12,500
provenance: Private Collection, Canada | Rago, March 2002, Lot 255 | Private Collection, Los Angeles | Wright, Design Masterworks, 19 May 2015, Lot 7 | Private Collection
literature: Organic Design in Home Furnishings, Noyes, pg. 30 Charles Eames: Furniture from the Design Collection, Drexler, ppg. 4, 11 The Story of Eames Furniture: The Early Years, Book 1, Neuhart, ppg. 250-289 discuss the Organic Design Competition Eero Saarinen: Furniture for Everyman, Lutz, pg. 86