Design 
25 March 2021
Design 
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Edmond J. Spence

Nightstands model 4 BC, pair

Industria Mueblera
Sweden / Mexico, c. 1950
walnut, bronze plated steel 32 h × 28 w × 20 d in (81 × 71 × 51 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $5,313
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Each cabinet features a single door concealing storage with one adjustable shelf. Stenciled manufacturer's mark to underside of each ‘Model N 4-B-C #30 Unit 18/19 Made in Mexico’.

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5 Things to Know
About Edmond J. Spence

1. Edmond J. Spence believed that good design should be accessible to everyone so created furniture from high-end to affordable price-points.

2. His American Modernism designs were heavily influenced and inspired by other cultures.

3. Many of Spence's commissions were from foreign royalty and celebrities.

4. His designs were exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in the early 1950s.

5. His furniture was used for many years on the set of I Love Lucy.

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