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Pre-production Aluminum Group chair
Pre-production Aluminum Group chair
Herman Miller
USA, c. 1958
saran, cast aluminum, enameled steel 33¼ h × 19½ w × 21 d in (84 × 50 × 53 cm)
USA, c. 1958
saran, cast aluminum, enameled steel 33¼ h × 19½ w × 21 d in (84 × 50 × 53 cm)
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $6,048
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Aluminum Group furniture was originally conceived as an outdoor furniture line; prior to production the line was redesigned and has become ubiquitous with office furniture. This pre-production example is made with saran, a material that would accomodate exposure to the outdoors. Cast manufacturer's mark to underside ‘Herman Miller Patent Pending’.
provenance: JF Chen Collection | Wright, Eames Design: The JF Chen Collection, 10 September 2015, Lot 231 | Private Collection
literature: Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames, Neuhart, Neuhart and Eames, ppg. 226-229
This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
