Lot: 533
Charles Eames; Ray Eames
Chair 'PKW-2', with Bikini upholstery, 1952 (design)
H. 82 x 48 x 52.5 cm.
Seng, Chicago; Herman Miller, Zeeland.
Metal wire, metal rods, lacquered black, hopsack, auburn, beechwood.
Marked: Manufacturer's label, SENG (embossed).
Rotatable. 'PKW' = Pivoting K-Wire on wooden base.
Estimate: 2,000 € - 2,500 €
182B - RADICAL BEAUTIES
17. June 2026 at 3:00 PM CEST
17. June 2026 at 3:00 PM CEST
Literature:
Chen/Ostroff, Collecting Eames: The JF Chen Collection, Los Angeles 2011, p. 72; Piña, Herman Miller: Interior Views, Atglen 1998, p. 215.
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