Lot 58 · Modern Design | Art - Part 1
(1893-1986) Studio Prototype Model #1 of Air Force One1962for the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, plastic, fiberglass, chromed and enameled metal, signed in marker 'RL' and dated '62' on triangular base; together with a copy of a Loewy letter related to the airplane and a 1967 photograph from United Press International showing Raymond Loewy with this model planeheight 15 1/2in(39cm); length 33in (84cm); depth 33in (84cm)
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern Design | Art - Part 1, Los Angeles · 28 May 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-720425
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Raymond Loewy, Raymond Loewy (1893-1986) Studio Prototype Model #1 of Air Force One1962for the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, plastic, fiberglass, chromed and enameled metal, signed in marker 'RL' and dated '62' on triangular base; together with a copy of a Loewy letter related to the airplane and a 1967 photograph from United Press International showing Raymond Loewy with this model planeheight 15 1/2in(39cm); length 33in (84cm); depth 33in (84cm). Bonhams, 28 May 2020, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-720425.
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Raymond Loewy, Raymond Loewy (1893-1986) Studio Prototype Model #1 of Air Force One1962for the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, plastic, fiberglass, chromed and enameled metal, signed in marker 'RL' and dated '62' on triangular base; together with a copy of a Loewy letter related to the airplane and a 1967 photograph from United Press International showing Raymond Loewy with this model planeheight 15 1/2in(39cm); length 33in (84cm); depth 33in (84cm). Bonhams, 28 May 2020, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-720425.
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From the same sale Modern Design | Art - Part 1 · May 2020
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