Important Design (Day 1) 
18 May 2008
Important Design (Day 1) 
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Donald Deskey and Samuel Marx

armchair from the Marx Residence, Chicago

Royal Metal Manufacturing Company
USA, 1939
matte chrome-plated steel, upholstery 33½ h × 22¼ w × 26 d in (85 × 57 × 66 cm)
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $24,000
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This example is upholstered in Dorothy Liebes fabric.
provenance: Samuel A. Marx, Chicago | The Art Institute of Chicago | Private collection
literature: Ultramodern: Samuel Marx: Architect, Designer, Art Collector, O'Brien, ppg. 125, 131, 133 Donald Deskey: Decorative Designs and Interiors, Hanks, pg. 58

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