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Property from the Collection of Daniel Wolf

Frank Lloyd Wright

Pair of Hexagon-Back Chairs from the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Auction Closed

June 7, 06:14 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Collection of Daniel Wolf

Frank Lloyd Wright

Pair of Hexagon-Back Chairs from the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan


circa 1916-1922

oak, fabric upholstery

one chair with a metal plaque numbered 107

38 x 15½ x 19½ in. (96.5 x 39.4 x 49.5 cm) each

Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
Private Collection
Christie's New York, June 14, 1994, lots 229 and 230
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Cary James, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel, New York, 1968, pp. 42-43 (for a period photograph of the model in situ at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo)
David A. Hanks, The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 1979, p. 133 (for the above mentioned period photograph)
Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., Frank Lloyd Wright at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1982, p. 38
Frank Lloyd Wright: Art in Design, exh. cat., Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, 1983, pp. 34-35
David A. Hanks, Frank Lloyd Wright, Preserving an Architectural Heritage, Decorative Designs from The Domino's Pizza Collection, exh. cat., New York, 1989, p. 91
Thomas A. Heinz, Frank Lloyd Wright: Interiors and Furniture, New York, 1994, pp. 158-159 (for period photographs of the model in situ)
Diane Maddex, 50 Favorite Furnishings by Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 1999, p. 39