Chrome based Tulip Tables on the Dick Cavett Show

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brbeard

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11/03/2008 3:05 am

I was watching old clips of The Dick Cavett Show (the late night ABC incarnation) and I noticed that his set is outfitted with chrome-based (stemmed?) tulip side tables. I'm not a huge fan of the tulip line, however I regularly watch Saarinen auctions on ebay, and I've never come across these. Do you think they were made exclusively for the show? Here's a clip which shows the tables -- skip forward to the 1:50 mark to see them featured prominently.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DVt39SO4mg

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Modern Love

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11/03/2008 3:11 am

Well, seeing that the Eames Time-Life
chairs are clearly knock-offs, my guess is that the tables are from the same manufacturer as those chairs. Seriously doubt they are Knoll, but I could be wrong.

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barrympls

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11/03/2008 4:11 am

But i'm pretty sure that
there was a genuine Knoll Saarinen Oval cigarette table used on "The Tonight Show"'s set for all of those years when Carson was host.
And...if any of you guys see DVDs of the classic "My Little Margie' from the 1950's you'll see lots of California high-end modern, mixed with some other modern pieces....even though the show was "set" in New York City.

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