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GEORGE NELSON (1908-1986)
Swag-leg Desk Model no. 5850
stamped 'George Nelson design herman Miller-zeelan-michigan' (on a metal plaque affixed to the underside)
walnut, chrome-plated tubular metal, plastic laminate-covered wood, painted wood, molded plastic
3418 x 3918 x 2812in. (86.7 x 99.4 x 72.5cm.)
Designed in 1958
Provenance
Herman Miller Furniture Company ed.
Anon. sale, Phillips New York, 14 November 2009, lot 148.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
L. Piña, Classic Herman Miller, Atglen, 1998, p. 113.
J. Thurman, 'Reflecting on an Ideal', in Architectural Digest, April 2006, p. 264 illustrated.
Special notice
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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