Essential Design 
3 August 2023
Essential Design 
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Edmond J. Spence

Dining table

Sweden, c. 1955
birch 28¾ h × 61¾ w × 38 d in (73 × 157 × 97 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
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Sold with two 14-inch leaves; table measures 89.75 inches when fully extended. Stamped manufacturer's mark to underside ‘Made in Sweden’.

This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

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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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