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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Early Milo Baughman Side, End, Lamp Table or Nightstand











Designed by Milo Baughman


c. 1952


Manufactured by Murray Furniture, Winchendon Mass.


Rare, Early Table from the "Milo Baughman Collection" Introduced in 1952

Very Stylish and Heavy Construction with Solid Joinery 

Beautiful Maple Wood with White Laminate Accents 

Single Drawer with Original Sculpted Maple Cone Pull

A Very Hard to Find Piece from an Extremely Sought After Collection

22" x 26.25" x 21" H

In Overall Excellent Original Vintage Condition

SOLD

HISTORY:

Milo Ray Baughman, Jr., was one of the leading modern furniture designers of the second-half of the 20th century. His uniquely American designs were forward-thinking and distinctive, yet unpretentious and affordable. His prolific and highly influential work continues to be copied, reinvented and revived in the new and secondary decorative arts markets by contemporary furniture designers and dealers alike.

Murray Furniture of Winchendon Massachusetts introduced "The Milo Baughman Collection" in 1952. An earlier desk design from 1948 for Winchendon was later included in the Whitney Museum exhibition "High Styles: Twentieth Century American Design," in 1985. During this time, Milo found time to run his own custom design shop with Olga Lee (his wife at the time) in Los Angeles from 1951-1953. Lee contributed hand printed fabrics, wallpaper, lamps and accessories to go alongside Baughman's furniture designs; both offered their services as interior consultants. The Baughman-Lee showroom was located at 744 1/2 North La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles.

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