Aluminum Filing Cabinet | Bonhams & Butterfields
Estimated value: 2000-3000 US$
Reached Price : 1175 US$
Auction:
20th Century Furniture & Decorative Arts
Sales date: 2004-06-27
Location:
Los Angeles
Lot number: 1338
Year
1950's
Manufacturer General Fireproofing Co.
Manufacturer General Fireproofing Co.
Architonic id
4104719
For the General Fireproofing Co, designed 1950's
Ribbed aluminum and woodgrain laminate.
Height 30in, length 6ft, depth 24in
In 1958 the Reynolds Metals Company opened its executive office building in Richmond Virginia. Reynolds commissioned a team of designers from the General Fireproofing Co, Alcoa to design a new line of aluminum office furniture called "Italic Syling" expressly for their bold new building. It was produced for only two or three years. Modernism Magazine, Vol 6 #3, p.35.
Ribbed aluminum and woodgrain laminate.
Height 30in, length 6ft, depth 24in
In 1958 the Reynolds Metals Company opened its executive office building in Richmond Virginia. Reynolds commissioned a team of designers from the General Fireproofing Co, Alcoa to design a new line of aluminum office furniture called "Italic Syling" expressly for their bold new building. It was produced for only two or three years. Modernism Magazine, Vol 6 #3, p.35.
