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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 85494, member: 37"]This has certainly been attributed to Geddes by many, though some of the more streamlined pieces are more likely to be his. I really do not know how involved he was with the company, designing just a few styles or having input into their entire modern line. Practical usage has deemed the latter. I am not sure there is any hard evidence to confirm this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Found this in a film blog that pretty much confirms what I wrote above ....</p><p><br /></p><p><i>"In 1928 the Simmons Company commissioned Bel Geddes to design enameled metal bedroom furniture that was first sold in 1932. Simmons apparently continued to manufacture metal furniture in the same style after Bel Geddes’ commission ended. Because of this, many pieces of ’30s-era metal Simmons bedroom furniture are misidentified as Bel Geddes. It probably also accounts for the wide price range (less than $100 to thousands of dollars) for this style of furniture in the collectible and antique market. The dressers in Taxi Driver were most likely made by Simmons in the 1930s, but are probably not Bel Geddes pieces. In any case, they’re still collectibles for fans of art deco and machine-age furniture."</i></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://jamesriverfilm.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/film-amp-interior-design-taxi-drivers-seedy-hotel-room-holds-art-deco-collectibles/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://jamesriverfilm.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/film-amp-interior-design-taxi-drivers-seedy-hotel-room-holds-art-deco-collectibles/" rel="nofollow">https://jamesriverfilm.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/film-amp-interior-design-taxi-drivers-seedy-hotel-room-holds-art-deco-collectibles/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>People prefer these stripped and clear coated or painted in simple modern colors, either monotone or two-tone. Consequently, paint away if doing so for yourself.</p><p><img src="https://jamesriverfilm.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/bg-dresser.jpg?w=300&h=300" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Value really is dependent on the piece but even more so on the market. In chicago, NYC, and CA, these can bring big money. I am only 2 hrs South of Chicago in a large university town and can't sell this more desirable model with bakelite handles at $365.00 for over 2 months now.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]21701[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 85494, member: 37"]This has certainly been attributed to Geddes by many, though some of the more streamlined pieces are more likely to be his. I really do not know how involved he was with the company, designing just a few styles or having input into their entire modern line. Practical usage has deemed the latter. I am not sure there is any hard evidence to confirm this. Found this in a film blog that pretty much confirms what I wrote above .... [I]"In 1928 the Simmons Company commissioned Bel Geddes to design enameled metal bedroom furniture that was first sold in 1932. Simmons apparently continued to manufacture metal furniture in the same style after Bel Geddes’ commission ended. Because of this, many pieces of ’30s-era metal Simmons bedroom furniture are misidentified as Bel Geddes. It probably also accounts for the wide price range (less than $100 to thousands of dollars) for this style of furniture in the collectible and antique market. The dressers in Taxi Driver were most likely made by Simmons in the 1930s, but are probably not Bel Geddes pieces. In any case, they’re still collectibles for fans of art deco and machine-age furniture."[/I] [URL]https://jamesriverfilm.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/film-amp-interior-design-taxi-drivers-seedy-hotel-room-holds-art-deco-collectibles/[/URL] People prefer these stripped and clear coated or painted in simple modern colors, either monotone or two-tone. Consequently, paint away if doing so for yourself. [IMG]https://jamesriverfilm.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/bg-dresser.jpg?w=300&h=300[/IMG] Value really is dependent on the piece but even more so on the market. In chicago, NYC, and CA, these can bring big money. I am only 2 hrs South of Chicago in a large university town and can't sell this more desirable model with bakelite handles at $365.00 for over 2 months now. [ATTACH=full]21701[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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