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Ebonized Predictor Group Desk by Paul McCobb for O'Hearn Furniture Company

Creator: Paul McCobb
Offered by: Machine Age

Description
This hard-to-find desk is a Paul McCobb design for his Predictor series, manufactured by O'Hearn Furniture only from 1951 to 1955. The ebonized maple case sits on slender canted legs. To the left a door conceals three drawers, the lower of which is file-deep. To the right three narrow but long drawers feature round brass pulls. To the back is a narrow shelf.

Listed height is to top of shelf; the height of the desktop is 29.25 inches.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Origin:	United States, Massachusetts
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Ebonized maple; brass
Condition:	Good. Newly refinished
Creation Date:	1950s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	575858

Dimensions

W.	60 in;	H.	36.25 in;	D.	28.25 in;	H.2.	36.25 in;
W.	152.4 cm;	H.	92.08 cm;	D.	71.76 cm;	H.2.	92.08 cm;

Message from Seller:

Located in Boston’s up-and-coming Dorchester neighborhood, Machine Age houses New England’s largest collection of twentieth-century furniture, lighting, & objects d’art. For 30 years, we have been offering a comprehensive but highly edited assemblage of American & European pieces from the 1930s through the 1990s. Aesthetically, the work marries modernism’s clarity of line & embrace of experimentation with a refined craftsmanship.