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Six Eras of Design Fine Auction

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  2025-04-27 14:00:00 2025-04-27 14:00:00 America/New_York Fine Estate Fine Estate : Six Eras of Design Fine Auction https://auctions.finesf.com/auctions/fine-estate-inc/six-eras-of-design-fine-auction-19147
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Lot 161

Florence Knoll Executive Desk, Model 2485

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Starting Bid
$500

Bid Increments

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$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
Florence Knoll Executive Desk
Model 2485

With a rectangular slate top supported on a stainless steel base.
29in (74cm) h. 60in (152cm) l. 36in (92cm) d.

Condition: Some scratches to top.

Florence Knoll furthered her architectural education under leading figures of the Bauhaus movement. and worked for Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. She enrolled at the Chicago Armour Institute in fall 1940 to specifically study under Mies van der Rohe and received a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1941.
Florence Knoll believed that a well designed desk facilitated communication. She labored over the relationship between this table top and its legs to achieve effective collaboration.

Condition

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