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GEORGE NELSON (1908-1986)

Swag-leg Desk Model no. 5850

    Price Realised GBP 2,250
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    GBP 1,000 - GBP 2,000
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    GEORGE NELSON (1908-1986)

    Swag-leg Desk Model no. 5850

    Price Realised GBP 2,250
    Price Realised GBP 2,250
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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
    341⁄8 x 391⁄8 x 281⁄2in. (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.
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