Wharton Esherick
Pair of "Hammer Handle" Side Chairs
Auction Closed
June 10, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Wharton Esherick
Pair of "Hammer Handle" Side Chairs
1932
walnut, woven leather
monogrammed WE and dated XXXII
39½ x 17 x 19 in. (100.3 x 43.2 x 48.3 cm) each
Marjorie Content, New York, commissioned directly from the artist
Sollo/Rago Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa late 1990s
Sollo/Rago Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa late 1990s
Paul Eisenhauer and Lynne Farrington, eds., Wharton Esherick and the Birth of the American Modern, exh. cat., University of Pennsylvania, Atglen, PA, 2010, p. 144 (for a period photograph of related examples)
Leslie Williamson, Handcrafted Modern: At Home With Mid-Century Designers, New York, 2010, front cover and p. 26 (for a related example)
Leslie Williamson, Handcrafted Modern: At Home With Mid-Century Designers, New York, 2010, front cover and p. 26 (for a related example)
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