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Modern + Design Auction

Thu, Apr 21, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 194

John Dunnigan Arm Chair in Curly Maple

Estimate: $100 - $200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

frame with decorated blue suede upholstery, curly maple legs with pale green foot caps, 31-1/2 x 26-1/2 x 24 in.

Note: John Dunnigan is a designer, maker and educator. His work has been shown in over 100 exhibitions, including 10 solo exhibitions, and is included in several private and public collections such as the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. Dunnigan's refined and elegantly crafted studio furniture has been inspired by 17th and 18th century American pieces. His work displays a sensitivity to the wood he sculpts for his furniture, which is embellished with beautifully upholstered fabrics or inlaid wood.

Provenance: Private Collection, New York

Condition

edge bumps and legs and some finish wear and losses, upholstery with scattered light wear, minor stains at arm tops

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