Barrel chair | Wright
Estimated value: 30.000-40.000 US$
Reached Price : 27.000 US$
Auction:
Modernist 20th Century
Sales date: 2002-12-08
Location:
Chicago
Lot number: 269
Design
Frank Lloyd WrightYear 1937
Architonic id
4100102
Designed for the private residence of the Johnson Wax family for Wingspread in Windpoint, Wisconsin. Wright considered the barrel chair as one of his most important designs and placed them in his most famous commissions. He used a larger version in the Darwin Martin house, Falling Water and in his own residence, Taliesin East.
Oak, upholstery
20.75''w x 19.5''d x 30''h
Provenance: Gift of the Johnson Family to a close friend
Purchased from the above by the current owner
Oak, upholstery
20.75''w x 19.5''d x 30''h
Provenance: Gift of the Johnson Family to a close friend
Purchased from the above by the current owner
