Important Design: from Noguchi to Lalanne
Important Design: from Noguchi to Lalanne
The Roycrofters
"Ali Baba" Bench, Model No. 046
Auction Closed
May 25, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
The Roycrofters
"Ali Baba" Bench, Model No. 046
circa 1905
oak with split log seat and the original intact bark
carved with firm's "orb and cross" cypher
19 1/4 x 42 x 13 7/8 in. (48.9 x 106.7 x 35.2 cm)
Private Collection, Shaker Heights, Ohio, circa 1905
Thence by descent
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Thence by descent
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Roycroft Handmade Furniture, sales catalogue, East Aurora, NY, 1912, reprinted, New York, 1973, p. 16
Barbara Mayer, In The Arts & Crafts Style, San Francisco, 1993, pp. 127 and 198
Barbara Mayer, In The Arts & Crafts Style, San Francisco, 1993, pp. 127 and 198