Cat house (Gerald Tonkens house) | Wright

Schätzpreis: 6000-8000 US$

Auktion:
Modern + Contemporary Design

Verkaufsdatum: 2006-10-10

Ort der Auktion:
Chicago

Los Nummer: 150

Design

Office of Frank Lloyd Wright, Thomas Olson

Architonic ID

4107017

Cat house from the Gerald Tonkens house, Cincinnati, Ohio
Lacquered plywood
47.75 w x 47.75 d x 47.75 h
Sold with original rendering by Thomas Olson, the site supervisor of the Tonkens project. Mr. Tonkens asked Wright to design a cat house for his daughter; Olson designed the house after Wright's specifications. Measures: 32 h x18 w inches.
Provenance:
Gerald Tonkens, Cincinnati, OH | Christie's, New York, December 12, 1987, lot 138 and 139 | Thomas Monahan | Private collection, Milwaukee, WI