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Property from a Private American Collection

Frank Lloyd Wright

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