Mid Century Modern Original Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Shell Chairs 1959 Drawings & Prints he studied under Charles Lhuillier

he studied under Charles Lhuillier and Léon Bonnat

The bonnetiere is raised on compressed bun feet

shortly after working on a commission for First Presbyterian Church

The chair having a carved crest with a shell motif to the center flanked by a pair of finials

Mid Century Modern Original Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Shell Chairs 1959 Drawings & Prints he studied under Charles LhuillierMid Century Modern 1st Generation Charles Eames shell chairs for Herman Miller, late 1950s early 1960s. The Shell Chair has become one of the most recognizable design icons of the 20th century. These iconic chairs (side shells scoops) designed by Charles Eames for Herman Miller and made of molded fiberglass shells and mounted on aluminum H bases, these chairs introduced the use of rubber "shock mounts" adhered to the underside of the shell Bloomsbury