Important Design

Important Design

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 453. Window from the William R. Heath House, Buffalo, New York.

Property from a Private American Collection

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window from the William R. Heath House, Buffalo, New York

Auction Closed

December 8, 07:38 PM GMT

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private American Collection

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window from the William R. Heath House, Buffalo, New York


circa 1902-1905

iridized, opalescent, gilded and clear glass, "colonial" brass-plated zinc cames, wood frame

37⅜ x 29½ in. (94.9 x 74.9 cm) excluding frame

40 x 32 in. (101.6 x 81.3 cm) including frame

William R. Heath House, Buffalo, New York, circa 1902-1905
David A. Hanks, The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 1979, pl. 9
Thomas Heinz, Frank Lloyd Wright: Glass Art, London, 1994, pp. 112-115 and 117 (for related windows in situ)
Julie L. Sloan, Light Screens: The Leaded Glass of Frank Lloyd Wright, exh. cat., New York, 2001, pp. 86 (for a period photograph of related window in situ) and 87 (for a related window)
Julie L. Sloan, Light Screens: The Complete Leaded-Glass Windows of Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 2001, p. 78