American Design 
15 August 2023
George Nelson, Chess Piece table clock, model 2252 - Image 1 of 4
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American Design 
George Nelson, Chess Piece table clock, model 2252 - Image 1 of 4
George Nelson, Chess Piece table clock, model 2252 - Image 2 of 4
George Nelson, Chess Piece table clock, model 2252 - Image 3 of 4
George Nelson, Chess Piece table clock, model 2252 - Image 4 of 4
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George Nelson

Chess Piece table clock, model 2252

Howard Miller Clock Company
USA, 1957
walnut, aluminum, enameled aluminum, brass, maple 18½ h × 8½ w × 6 d in (47 × 22 × 15 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,500
result: $2,016
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Decal manufacturer's label to lower edge ‘Howard Miller Clock Company Zeeland, Michigan’.
literature: George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher, von Vegesack and Eisenbrand, pg. 293

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No design can exist in isolation. It is always related, sometimes in very complex ways, to an entire constellation of influencing situations and attitudes. What we call a good design is one which achieves integrity—that is, unity or wholeness—in balanced relation to its environment.

George Nelson

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