Torchiere | Wright

Estimated value: 2000-3000 US$

Auction:
Modern Design

Sales date: 2004-03-28

Location:
Chicago

Lot number: 299

Design

Russel Wright
Year 1932-33
Manufacturer Russel Wright Accessory Company

Architonic id

4103634

Spun aluminum, chrome steel
15"dia x 64.75"h
Part of Wright's first lighting designs, this rare model is one of the few examples known to exist.
Literature:
This model is illustrated in the catalog for Wright's first designs for Heywood-Wakefield, 1934
The Architectural Forum, November, 1936, illustrated pg. 487
Russel Wright Designs, Kerr, pg. 54