Essential Design 
26 September 2024
Essential Design 
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Edmond J. Spence

Two-piece dining table

Sweden, c. 1955
mahogany 28¾ h × 99 w × 52 d in (73 × 251 × 132 cm)
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $11,340
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Table is comprised of two individual tables that can be arranged in various configurations.

This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

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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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