Design
Design
Property from a Private Collection
Edward Wormley
"Janus" Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Lot Closed
March 14, 04:48 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection
Edward Wormley
"Janus" Lounge Chair and Ottoman
circa 1957
model no. 5761
manufactured by Dunbar Furniture, Berne, Indiana
mahogany, leather upholstery
the chair with the manufacturer's original fabric label, the ottoman with an original metal manufacturer's label
chair: 40 1/4 x 28 1/2 x 34 in. (102.2 x 72.4 x 86.4 cm)
ottoman: 13 x 22 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (33 x 57.8 x 44.4 cm)
Edward Wormley: The Other Face of Modernism, exh. cat., Lin-Weinberg Gallery, New York, 1997, p. 44 (for the lounge chair)
Todd Merrill and Julie V. Iovine, eds., Modern Americana: Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam, New York, 2008, p. 224 (for the lounge chair)