ID 1088905
Lot 214 | A VERY FINE TED WILLIAMS 'GARDNER DAY' PAINTED PRESENTATION CHAIR
Estimate value
$ 7 500 – 15 000
BY HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD, CIRCA 1946
The chair retaining its original rush seat, back splat painted with crossed bats and balls and inscribed 'Presented to "Ted" Williams / Red Sox / Gardner Day / August 25 / 1946', signed and inscribed 'Decorated by / Eddie Wiinikainen / H-W Co.' to underside; together with an original photograph picturing Williams seated in the oversized chair with the offered example positioned in front on the field.
35 in. (88.9 cm.) high, 17 in. (43.2 cm.) wide, 16 ½ in. (41.9 cm.) deep
Provenance
Ted Williams Collection.
| Art style: | Modern art |
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| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs |
| Art style: | Modern art |
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| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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