Saarinen Tulip Armchairs with Orange Cushions and Swivel Base

Eero Saarinen (Finnish, 1910-1961), set of eight tulip armchairs, designed 1957, possibly manufactured by William Latchford & Sons Pty Ltd, North Melbourne and Box Hill, comprising six dining chairs and two armchairs, each white powder-coated fibreglass shell with orange wool cushion, and white powder-coated aluminium swivel base (8), height 31.89 in. Provenance: The collection of Lorna Mellor AM, Padulla Place, Castle Cove, house designed by Peter Swan and interiors by Marion Hall Best, c. 1964.