12-07-201312-07-2013
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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2692BBoston
December 7, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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Pair of Charles and Ray Eames Hang-It-Alls

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$1,107$900
Auction: Sale #2692B - 2692BLocation: BostonDate / Time: December 07, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Pair of Charles and Ray Eames Hang-It-Alls
Painted steel wire, maple
Tigrett Enterprises, 1953-1961, designed 1953
The white painted wire frame mounted with multicolored balls for hanging, some paint loss and wear, ht. 14 5/8, wd. 19 3/4, dp. 6 1/2 in.

Provenance: From the Estate of Jill Mitchell (Virginia Mills),a student at Cranbrook in the 1940s, where she won awards for her work in woven and printed textile design. During her time there she became a lifelong friend of Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, later working for both.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

One wire rod slightly bent.


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Keywords

Charles Eames, Ray Eames, steel wire, Tigrett Enterprises, Virginia Mills, Jill Mitchell