Thomas Molesworth: Designing the American West

Thomas Molesworth: Designing the American West

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Property from a Private Montana Collection

Thomas Molesworth

Three-Seat Sofa

Auction Closed

May 25, 10:43 PM GMT

Estimate

60,000 - 80,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Montana Collection

Thomas Molesworth

Three-Seat Sofa


circa 1940

with Sikyátki parrot panels

fir, half-pole trim, routed and painted wood, black and red leather upholstery, original Chimayo wool weaving, hammered brass tacks

33 1/4 x 84 x 34 1/2 in. (84.5 x 213.4 x 87.6 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, pp. 80-81 (for a related club chair)