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Herman Miller/Zenith Plastics
USA, 1950
molded fiberglass with rope edge, birch, enameled steel
25 w x 23 d x 27 h inches
Signed with partial decal manufacturer’s label to underside: [Herman Miller Furniture Company Zeeland, Michigan Designed By Charles Eames. This Shell Is Molded By Zenith Plastics Co. Pasadena, California].
Estimate: $1,000–1,500
Result: $1,063
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
Discoloration appearing to shell above shock mounts. Overall fine vintage condition displaying minor wear from age and use.
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