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Product sheet Hassock for Wingspread

Architonic-ID:  4103258
Designer:
Frank Lloyd Wright
Year: 1937
 
Hassock for Wingspread, the Herbert F. Johnson,
residence, Wind Point, Wisconsin
Oak, upholstery
33"w x 25"d x 9"h
Hexagonal form with original fabric upholstery. Wright utilized a square version of this form in the interior of Fallingwater a year earlier.
The Johnson Family Christmas card from 1937 illustrates the hassock in situ.
Provenance: Herbert F. Johnson
Thence by descent
Private collection, Racine, Wisconsin
estimated value: 
5000-7000 US$
 
Auction: 
Modernist 20 Century

Sales date: 2003-12-07
location: Chicago
Lot number: 100
 
Auction House:
Wright
Address:

Wright


United States

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