Is my lounge chair an authentic Eames design?

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Joger (NL)

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29/09/2011 3:41 pm

Is my lounge chair an authentic Eames design? The former owner told me that he bought this Herman Miller piece in the 60s at Metz & Co., Amsterdam NL. There are no marks (anymore?). The base/back are chromium-plated on aluminium and are in a very bad condition. I want to replace these parts but first I want to know if this is useful. Thanks for any help.

Many thanks for your comments:
1. I already asked a specialist to renew the chromium, but he couldn't guarantee the quality/result (because of the aluminium).
2. I never heard of Hille, there is little known about this company. I visited their website, but nothing is said about their license for Herman Miller in the past? Is it possible that they supplied NL with Eames furniture in the 60s?

http://s1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff456/gelde053/Eames/

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HowardMoon

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29/09/2011 5:00 pm

It looks like a Hille production chair made under licence from Herman Miller in the UK.

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tktoo

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29/09/2011 6:52 pm

I like it.
And it has enough hallmarks to convince me of authenticity.
Couldn't you simply have the metal parts refinished/replated by a specialist?

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29/09/2011 11:10 pm

yes that's the Hille base....
yes that's the Hille base. Nice and real.

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nitsuj

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30/09/2011 10:20 am

Why not polish the parts?
I Recently went to re-chrome an eames aluminium group chair, they told me it would be better just to buff the old chrome off & polish. It turned out great!

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tktoo

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