Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction | Session II

Fri, May 17, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1245

Three Frank Lloyd Wright Architectural Objects

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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

American, two fixtures, associated with Averly Coonley House (Riverside, Illinois, 1908), enameled brass, slag glass, unmarked, 15-1/2 x 5 x 4 in.; together with textile block mold, associated with Storer House (Los Angeles, California, 1923), copper alloy, 16 in.

Note:

Lot is accompanied by Rago sale catalog, as well as a facsimile of a note from a previous owner of Coonley House explaining the provenance of the fixtures. 

, Provenance: Rago Arts and Auction Center, June 2014, lot 663 (light fixtures only); Private Collection, North Carolina

Condition

enameled brass with distress, abrasions, losses, retouch, square example lacking two slag tabs; long example with broken sockets, other wear; mold with wear, surface dirt, areas of verdigris