Design
Design
Property from a Private American Collection
Hexagon-Back Chair from the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
Lot Closed
March 12, 04:30 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Frank Lloyd Wright
Hexagon-Back Chair from the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
circa 1916-1922
oak, original oil cloth upholstery
37 ¾ x 15 x 18 in. (95.9 x 38.1 x 45.7 cm)
Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
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