Essential Design 
3 October 2023
Essential Design 
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Eero Saarinen

Tulip dining set

KnollStudio
USA, 1957 / 2011
powder-coated aluminum, molded fiberglass, laminate, upholstery table: 29 h × 78¼ w × 48 d in (74 × 199 × 122 cm) chair: 32 h × 26½ w × 23½ d in (81 × 67 × 60 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $13,860
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Set is comprised of one dining table, model 174F and six armchairs, model 150. Applied manufacturer's plaque to underside of each example 'Eero Saarinen KnollStudio 1957'. Paper upholstery labels to five chair cushions 'Knoll'. Cast manufacturer's mark to underside of each base 'Knoll'. Manufacturer's decal with date stamp to underside of table 'Jun 15 2011'. Manufacturer's label to underside of table base 'Made in China'.
provenance: Estate of Nicole Emmerich Teweles
literature: Knoll Furniture: 1938-1960, Rouland and Rouland, ppg. 63-64, 121-122

This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

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I wanted to clear up the slum of legs … I wanted to make the chair all one thing again.

Eero Saarinen

Eero Saarinen 1910–1961

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Born in 1910, Eero Saarinen was surrounded by design his entire life; his father, Eliel Saarinen was an architect and director of the Cranbrook Academy of art and his mother, Loja Saarinen, was an acclaimed textile artist. In 1929, Saarinen traveled to Paris to study sculpture at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière before enrolling in the Yale architecture program. He returned to Cranbrook in 1934 where he met fellow designer and friend, Charles Eames. In 1947, Saarinen won a competition to design a monument for Thomas Jefferson in St. Louis. His Gateway Arch would mark one of the many triumphs of his short but incredibly productive career.

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estimate: $5,000–7,000

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Eero Saarinen

Custom Tulip table from the bar of the Grill Room

estimate: $5,000–7,000

result: $35,000

Eero Saarinen

Custom Tulip table from the bar of the Grill Room

estimate: $5,000–7,000

result: $35,000

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