Rare Frank Lloyd Heritage Henredon Dining Set W/ Leaf, Mahogany, Copper & Velvet

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Rare Frank Lloyd Heritage Henredon Dining Set W/ Leaf, Mahogany, Copper & Velvet

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This set is spectacular. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the early 1950's for Heritage Henredon, this mahogany low dining set, or game table and chairs had sat for years in its permanent residence in Chicago, before being inherited and acquired by our gallery, which has since fully restored this set to showroom condition, leaving the ever-rich green patina on the copper band with the Mayan style Greek Key design that stretched the entire circumference of the table. We thoughtfully matched the upholstery on the solid mahogany carved chairs to match the patinated copper-- upholstering them in a rich, luxurious emerald green cotton velvet. This set also features the original leaf to the dining set, which expands the table from 54" to 66". Frank Lloyd Wright's importance in American architecture and design is unparalleled. An architect, designer, educator and writer, this architecture and design magnate had already cemented his legacy in design when he created this line for Heritage Henredon, thus making the set collectable at the time. Nowadays, fining a complete set like this is increasingly rare and incredibly collectable. We currently have this set in our gallery alongside a George Nakashima for Widdicomb desk, a Paul Evans for Directional credenza, and a Paul McCobb sofa, and not only do all these pieces make a bold statement, they all effortlessly go together. Danish design, Italian design, and Brazilian design all have their notable characteristics, but when it comes to great American trailblazing design, the forms, textures and shapes are truly incomparable to anything else in the world of design. This set would look incredible in an arts and crafts, missionary or contemporary home; but not limited to that. This set would also effortlessly flex into a mid century modern, modern, or even art deco environment. A must-have for any Frank Lloyd Wright collector or enthusiast. Measurements: Dining / Game table: 54" diameter, 24.5" T, 12" leaf Chairs: 21" W x 23" D x 28" T x 15.5" Seat height.

Creator:
Frank Lloyd Wright (Designer),Heritage-Henredon (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 24.5 in (62.23 cm)Width: 54 in (137.16 cm)Depth: 54 in (137.16 cm)Seat Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Copper,Mahogany,Velvet
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1950-1959
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1950s
Condition:
Refinished. Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. This set has been expertly refinished and reupholstered.
Seller Location:
Culver City, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1139232102502

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Frank Lloyd Wright

Without question the greatest architect the United States has ever produced, Frank Lloyd Wright and his philosophy of “organic architecture” — of buildings that exist in harmony with their natural surroundings — had a profound influence on the shape of modern life. Wright gave us some of the most elegant and iconic buildings in America: residences such as Fallingwater, in rural Pennsylvania, the Robie House in Chicago, and Taliesin, Wright’s own home; and masterful institutional structures that include the Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois, the Johnson Wax headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Whenever possible, Wright designed the furniture for his projects, to ensure an affinity between a building’s exterior and interior.

Wright’s wooden chairs and tables for his “Prairie Houses” of the early 1900s have sleek, attenuated forms, influenced by both the simplicity of traditional Japanese design and the work of Gustav Stickley and other designers of the Arts and Crafts movement. For Taliesin and several residential projects, Wright designed severely geometric chairs that are marvels of reductivist design. He revisited many of these forms in the 1950s in furniture licensed to the firm Henredon, adding a decorative frieze-like element to the edges of tables and stools.

The works on 1stDibs also show how happily Wright embraced new forms and materials. His desks and chairs for Johnson Wax have a streamlined look and use tubular steel to the same effect as designer Warren McArthur, who collaborated with Wright in the interiors of the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. For the Price Tower (1956) in Oklahoma, Wright designed angular wooden desks as well as upholstered pedestal chairs made of chromed steel — audacious furniture for his tallest completed building project.

The beauty of Frank Lloyd Wright’s furniture designs is that while many of us wish we could live in one of his houses, his vintage sofas, storage cabinets and armchairs connect us directly to his architecture, and to the history he made.