$17,500
Assorted surface wear and impressions scattered throughout shades in keeping with contact over time.
Tone of metal surfaces differes between examples, with two having a notable lightness in contrast. One example shows a broken weld to connection point of base from having flexed at some point. Another example has had the weld repaired to connection point of base. Wiring has not been tested and will likely need to be professionally updated prior to installation. Overall set shows in very good vintage condition.
This set of outdoor lamps comes from the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas designed by Philip Johnson in 1961. The museum building underwent a series of additions and renovations over the years (all under Johnson’s supervision), and was most recently vastly expanded in 2001, the 50,000 plus square-foot addition spearheaded by Johnson himself. Approximately twenty-five of these lamps were installed on the museum campus in 1961. They were removed from the exterior during the 1980s and recently deaccessioned by the museum in 2015.
USA, 1961
enameled bronze
9 dia × 31 h in (23 × 79 cm)
Provenance: Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth | Private Collection
Auctioneer:
Wright
Date:
2018-10-25
