Thomas Molesworth: Designing the American West

Thomas Molesworth: Designing the American West

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Property from a Private Montana Collection

Thomas Molesworth

Club Chair and Ottoman

Auction Closed

May 25, 10:43 PM GMT

Estimate

25,000 - 35,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Montana Collection

Thomas Molesworth

Club Chair and Ottoman


circa 1940

burled fir, half-pole trim, brown leather and hide upholstery, hammered brass tacks

chair: 33 3/4 x 33 x 35 1/2 in. (85.7 x 83.8 x 90.2 cm)

ottoman: 15 x 21 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (38.1 x 54.6 x 54.6 cm)

Commissioned directly from the artist by Katherine Romer, Montana, circa 1940
By descent through acquisition of Romer Ranch to the present owner
Terry Winchell, Molesworth: The Pioneer of Western Design, Layton, Utah, 2005, p. 39 (for the chair model with zebra upholstery)