ID 1442637
Lot 155 | FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (1867-1959)
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
Dining Chair from the Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, Illinois, circa 1908
oak, leather upholstery
39 5/8 x 15 x 17 ½ in. (100.6 x 38.1 x 44.5 cm)
with painted museum accession number 1983.47
Provenance
Isabel Roberts, River Forest, Illinois, circa 1908
Archer M. Huntington, New York
Gifted by the above to the present owner, 1983
Literature
G. C. Mason, Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910: The First Golden Age, New York, 1958, pp. 176-177 (for period photographs with the model and ground plans of the Isabel Roberts residence)
S. Elliott, Frank Lloyd Wright, exh. cat., Kelmscott Gallery, Chicago, 1981, pp. 26
G. C. Mason, The Early Work of Frank Lloyd Wright: The "Ausgeführte Bauten" of 1911, New York, 1982, pp. 66-68 (for the above mentioned period photographs and ground plans)
H. R. Hitchcock, In the Nature of Materials, 1887-1941: The Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 1982, ill. 154-156 (for the above mentioned period photographs and ground plans)
D. A. Hanks, Frank Lloyd Wright: Preserving the Architectural Heritage, Decorative Designs From the Domino's Pizza Collection, New York, 1989, pp. 62-63
J. S. Fields, A Guidebook to the Architecture of River Forest, River Forest, 1990, p. 22, no. 10 (for period photographs of the Isabel Roberts residence)
T. A. Heinz, Frank Lloyd Wight: Furniture, Portland, 1993, pp. 24, 27
T. A. Heinz, Frank Lloyd Wright: Interiors and Furniture, New York, 1994, pp. 103, 126-127
N. Frazier, Frank Lloyd Wright: Early Visions, The Great Achievements of the Oak Park Years, New York, 1995, pp. 66-68 (for the above mentioned period photographs and ground plans), 155-156 (for period photographs of the Isabel Roberts residence)
Exhibited
Austin, Blanton Museum of Art, Recent Acquisitions 1984, January - March 1984
Artist: | Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 - 1959) |
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Applied technique: | Upholstery |
Medium: | Wood, Oak wood, Textile |
Art style: | Art Deco |
Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs |
Artist: | Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 - 1959) |
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Applied technique: | Upholstery |
Medium: | Wood, Oak wood, Textile |
Art style: | Art Deco |
Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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