Charles and Ray Eames, ESU 170-C

Description

Charles and Ray Eames
ESU 170-C

Herman Miller
USA, 1950 / c. 1954
birch plywood, birch, lacquered Masonite, chrome-plated steel, enameled aluminum
20.375 h x 24 w x 16.25 d in (52 x 61 x 41 cm)

Cabinet features three drawers.

Provenance: Collection of Sal and Gladys Valastro | Wright, Eames Design: The JF Chen Collection, 10 September 2015, Lot 163 | Private Collection

Literature: Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames, Neuhart, Neuhart and Eames, ppg. 126-129 The Herman Miller Collection, manufacturer's catalog, 1952, pg. 102-105

This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

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Charles and Ray Eames, ESU 170-C

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Chicago, IL, United States

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