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Wright at Wright
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:30 pm
by peterm
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
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:43 pm
by SDR
Here is Curtis Besinger on the benches, from "Working with Mr Wright," p 231, "Summer 1951":
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:08 pm
by Roderick Grant
20" high? That's awfully low. That must be an error.
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:14 pm
by peterm
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
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:44 pm
by Roderick Grant
I think that's right, peterm. If one sat in the bench for sale, one's chin would rest on one's knees.
