Wright at Wright

peterm · Post by **peterm** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:30 pm

http://www.wright20.com/auctions/view/K ... one/LUAZ/0

It seems like a relatively reasonable estimate.

And though not designed by Wright, wouldn't these compliment many of his post 1930s interiors?

http://www.wright20.com/auctions/view/K ... one/LYE1/0

SDR · Post by **SDR** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:43 pm

Here is Curtis Besinger on the benches, from "Working with Mr Wright," p 231, "Summer 1951":

Roderick Grant · Post by **Roderick Grant** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:08 pm

20" high? That's awfully low. That must be an error.

peterm · Post by **peterm** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:14 pm

Mine is 27" tall. I believe the explanation for this is that some of the benches
are located on a step, which would elevate the seat by 7". I can see from the photo that the legs are much shorter on this bench than my chair:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/338 ... c01c4d.jpg

A full height bench:

http://images.worthpoint.com/wp2/rago/0 ... l/0790.jpg

Notice the benches on the right hand side of this photo. I would imagine the one for sale at the Wright Auction is one of those:

http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/uni ... FLW-13.jpg

Roderick Grant · Post by **Roderick Grant** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:44 pm

I think that's right, peterm. If one sat in the bench for sale, one's chin would rest on one's knees.