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Charles and Ray Eames
Estimate
3,500 - 4,500 USD
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Description
- Charles and Ray Eames
- "DCW" (Dining Chair Wood)
- with firm's metal tag
- original leather upholstery, birch plywood and rubber shock mounts
Literature
John Neuhart, Marilyn Neuhart and Ray Eames, Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames, New York, 1989, pp. 58-59
Condition
Overall good condition. The wooden elements of the chair with minor scratches and nicks to surface and edges. The leather seat with a few losses to edges throughout which reveal the natural brown leather. Both the seat and backrest show minor crazing, discoloration and surface scratches. One isolated area of what appears to be a liquid staining to the central portion of the seat about two inches in diameter with an adjacent drip stain that extends two inches to the front edge of the seat. Abraded area to the center of seat, with cracking and losses to the top surface of the leather and more concentrated crazing. The underside of the chair with original upholstery paper tag. Minor age crack to the veneer approximately 1 ΒΌ inches to top portion of reverse of the backrest shows signs of earlier sensitive repair.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.