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Two Important Chairs from the Ward W. Willits House, Highland Park, Illinois, circa 1902
Details
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (1867-1959)
Two Important Chairs from the Ward W. Willits House, Highland Park, Illinois, circa 1902
executed by John W. Ayers, Co.
stained white oak, fabric upholstery
each: 45 ¼ in. (115 cm) high; 16 7/8 in. (43 cm) wide; 17 5/8 in. (45 cm) deep
Two Important Chairs from the Ward W. Willits House, Highland Park, Illinois, circa 1902
executed by John W. Ayers, Co.
stained white oak, fabric upholstery
each: 45 ¼ in. (115 cm) high; 16 7/8 in. (43 cm) wide; 17 5/8 in. (45 cm) deep
Provenance
Ward W. Willits, Highland Park, Illinois
By succession to the second owner of the house
Private Collection, Wilmette, Illinois, acquired from the above, circa 1957
Thence by decent to the current owners
By succession to the second owner of the house
Private Collection, Wilmette, Illinois, acquired from the above, circa 1957
Thence by decent to the current owners
Literature
E. Kaufmann, Jr., The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New York, 1982, pp. 16-17
T. A. Heinz, Frank Lloyd Wright: Interiors and Furniture, London, 1994, pp. 70-71
T. A. Heinz, Frank Lloyd Wright: Interiors and Furniture, London, 1994, pp. 70-71
Special Notice
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Sale Room Notice
Please note that the correct height is 45 1/4 inches.
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