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Cleo Baldon X-Benches, Oak, Leather

Description
Cleo Baldon X-benches, black wrought iron, oak and leather. Medium scale, handsome, California Modern benches with black leather seat cushions, blackened wrought iron X-form frames, burnished oak dowels, and black metal seating straps.

Baldon was a leading Southern California architect and swimming pool designer whose furniture married the sleek minimalism of modernist design with materials reminiscent of the region’s Spanish Colonial heritage. I had the privilege to speak with Baldon about her designs in 2014, shortly before she died; she remarked that the X-bench was her "favorite thing".

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Origin:	United States
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Leather,Oak
Condition:	Good. Refinished. Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. All eight oak dowels were refinished.
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	645578