Modern + Contemporary + Design | October 13, 2022
Thu, Oct 13, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 158
John Dunnigan Modern Vanity Suite
Estimate: $600 - $900
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late 20th century, unsigned, comprising a mirrored vanity with matching side chair and pair of commodes, vanity set with beveled circular mirror, over fabric mounted base with pink painted lower shelf, 72 x 58 x 23 in.; ten-sided commodes with figured maple with pink paint/lacquer, glass tops resting on fabric lined supports, bird's eye maple lined interiors, 27-1/4 x 20 x 20 in.; side chair 31 x 18 x 19 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 seventeenth-and eighteenth-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
vanity good with some edge bumps and minor paint losses, slight spotting to fabric, light wear and scratches to top of shelf; commodes lacking interior shelves, spotting to fabric liners, fabric glass supports; side chair good with minor leg bumps, minor upholstery wear
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