Charles Ray EAMES HOUSE BIRD Authentic Vitra Folk Art Mid Century Modern Design
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:31307 | Primary Material: Wood |
| Type: Clock | Age: Post-2000 |
| Material: Lacquered Wood and Steel | Style/ Period: Modernist |
| Maker: Vitra | Featured Refinements: Mid Century Modern |
An authentic Eames House Bird
This wonderful piece of American folk art with a fabulous design history connotation was bought for Room 606 in 2008 from the Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany.The body is of black lacquered alder wood with steel wire legs. It stands at approx 11 inches in height and comes complete with its original Vitra box. Please note this is not a cheap resin reproduction often mis-advertised as 'Vitra' on eBay.It is in very good condi...tion with a few slight surface knocks but no significant damages. It has attained a wonderful patina over time and displays beautifully.The Eames House Bird is an authentic re-edition by Vitra of an ornament that adorned the Eames’s personal residence in California.Originally a crow decoy created in the early 1900s, it is thought to have been assimilated into the Eames's design collection in the 1940s. They loved it so much that it featured in Eames Office promotional photography, including a Wire Chairs poster, taken ca. 1951-3.
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