Crafting Modernism: Masters of the American Studio Design Movement from the Pinnacle Art Collection
Crafting Modernism: Masters of the American Studio Design Movement from the Pinnacle Art Collection
Wharton Esherick
"Hammer Handle" Chair
Auction Closed
June 10, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Wharton Esherick
"Hammer Handle" Chair
circa 1930s
hickory, original woven leather
30½ x 19½ x 18½ in. (77.5 x 49.5 x 47 cm)
Private Collection
Thence by descent
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey, October 27, 2013, lot 999
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Thence by descent
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey, October 27, 2013, lot 999
Acquired from the above by the present owner
The Wharton Esherick Museum Studio and Collection, Paoli, PA, 1984, p. 12
Michael A. Stone, Contemporary American Woodworkers, Salt Lake City, 1986, p. 15 (for a related example)
Wharton Esherick 1887-1970: American Woodworker, exh. cat., Moderne Gallery, Philadelphia, 1996, pp. 8 (for a period photograph of the model exhibited at Armstrong Cork Company, 1962) and 15
Ray Hemachandra, 500 Chairs: Celebrating Traditional and Innovative Designs, Asheville, NC, 2008, p. 87
Paul Eisenhauer and Lynne Farrington, eds., Wharton Esherick and the Birth of the American Modern, exh. cat., University of Pennsylvania, Atglen, PA, 2010, pp. 33 and 158-159
Leslie Williamson, Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-Century Designers, New York, 2010, p. 17
Mansfield Bascom, Wharton Esherick: The Journey of a Creative Mind, New York, 2010, pp. 162-163 and 263
Michael A. Stone, Contemporary American Woodworkers, Salt Lake City, 1986, p. 15 (for a related example)
Wharton Esherick 1887-1970: American Woodworker, exh. cat., Moderne Gallery, Philadelphia, 1996, pp. 8 (for a period photograph of the model exhibited at Armstrong Cork Company, 1962) and 15
Ray Hemachandra, 500 Chairs: Celebrating Traditional and Innovative Designs, Asheville, NC, 2008, p. 87
Paul Eisenhauer and Lynne Farrington, eds., Wharton Esherick and the Birth of the American Modern, exh. cat., University of Pennsylvania, Atglen, PA, 2010, pp. 33 and 158-159
Leslie Williamson, Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-Century Designers, New York, 2010, p. 17
Mansfield Bascom, Wharton Esherick: The Journey of a Creative Mind, New York, 2010, pp. 162-163 and 263