Decorative Arts, Furniture and Jewellery
Live Virtual Auction, 19 - 21 September 2022
Cape and Continental Silver, Furniture and Design
About the Sessionincluding The Louis & Mavis Shill Collection of Cape Silver
Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 50 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 47 796
About this Item
A leather and rosewood-veneered model 670 lounge chair and 671 ottoman released in 1956 for Herman Miller by Charles and Ray Eames, 1950s
the chair with moulded number 670/B, the ottoman with moulded number 671/B, 41cm high; with loose leather cushion, minor chipping around the edges
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Provenance
Purchased in Johannesburg in the late 1950s, acquired by the owner's partner in the late 1990s/early 2000s and thence by descent.
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