SAM MALOOF (b. 1916)
Lot 87 PROPERTY OF RUE MICHELLE INTERIOR DESIGN, LA JOLLA

SAM MALOOF (b. 1916)

A WALNUT AND CORD BENCH, CIRCA 1946

Closed26 March 2009

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SAM MALOOF (b. 1916)
A Walnut and Cord Bench, circa 1946
16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high, 28¾ in. (73 cm.) wide, 16¼ in. (41 cm.) deep
with label DESIGNED MADE BY SAM MALOOF ALTA LOMA CALIFORNIA

Millard Sheets.
Thence by descent.

Specialist note

This bench is the first example of this model ever constructed. The model became one of his most popular designs in the 1950s and 60s. Later editions were subtituted with leather instead of laced cords and cross stretchers were also added.

cf. J. Adamson, The Furniture of Sam Maloof, New York, 2001, fig. 46, p. 47 for an example of this model with leather lacing.