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Cray
USA, 1935/1947
nickel-plated brass 25½ h × 21¼ w × 6 d in (65 × 54 × 15 cm)
USA, 1935/1947
nickel-plated brass 25½ h × 21¼ w × 6 d in (65 × 54 × 15 cm)
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $8,400
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Robert F. Swanson, Pipsan Saarinen Swanson, and Eliel Saarinen included this design in their line of furnishings for the modern home for the Swanson Saarinen Group. The form was designed over a decade earlier by Swanson for a custom commission in Michigan.
provenance: Private collection, Bloomfield Hills
literature: Cranbrook Art Museum: 100 Treasures, Wittkopp, pg. 108
