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Herman Miller
USA, 1946 / 1996
rosewood, canvas 68 h × 60 w in (173 × 152 cm)
USA, 1946 / 1996
rosewood, canvas 68 h × 60 w in (173 × 152 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $3,380
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In 1996, Herman Miller released a limited edition of 500 screens produced using their old stock of rosewood. The company decided to stop using the endangered wood seven years prior, and released this special edition to mark Eames’ Fiftieth Anniversary
This example is number 85 from the edition of 500. Applied manufacturer's label to edge ‘Herman Miller Eames 85 of 500’.
literature: Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames, Neuhart, Neuhart and Eames, pg. 79 The Herman Miller Collection, manufacturer's catalog, 1952, pg. 108