$20,000
Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen
Rare and early chair for the Crow Island School, Winnetka IL
Works Progress Administration USA, 1939 molded ash plywood, birch 14 w x 12½ d x 26 h in (36 x 32 x 66 cm)
result: $20,000
Branded manufacturer's mark to underside: [WPA Illinois Craft Project].
provenance: Acquired from the Crow Island School in Winnetka, IL, c. 1965 by Ronald H. Beckman, IDSA
literature: Eero Saarinen: Furniture for Everyman , Lutz, ppg. 58-61 Humble Beginnings: The Early Furniture of Eero Saarinen and Charles Eames , Innovation Magazine, Beckman, ppg. 23-26 Crow Island School, Winnetka, IL , The Architectural Forum, Aug. 1941, ppg. 80-81
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2015-05-19
