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Herman Miller
USA, 1950/c. 1954
enameled steel, lacquered wood, chrome-plated aluminum
33.5 w x 18.5 d x 29.5 h inches
Signed with foil manufacturer’s label to orange example: [George Nelson Design Herman Miller Zeeland Michigan]. Signed with disc manufacturer’s label to green example: [Designed By George Nelson Herman Miller Zeeland Mich.]
Estimate: $2,000–3,000
Result: $1,275
Literature: George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher, von Vegesack and Eisenbrand, pg. 244 discusses series The Herman Miller Collection, manufacturer’s catalog, 1955, unpaginated
Minor surface wear to tops of each. Otherwise fine vintage condition.
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