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THBRobert Whitley (1924-2020) Walnut Rocker
Lot 1160
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Bonhams Skinner
274 Cedar Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
United States
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By Bonhams Skinner
Dec 14, 2021 - Dec 22, 2021
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2021-12-14 12:00:00
2021-12-22 19:00:00
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Our December sale offers 400 lots for the discerning collector, dealer, or homeowner seeking furniture, artwork, and decorative objects spanning the 20th and early 21st centuries. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
Our December sale offers 400 lots for the discerning collector, dealer, or homeowner seeking furniture, artwork, and decorative objects spanning the 20th and early 21st centuries. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
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- Lot Description
Robert Whitley (1924-2020) Walnut Rocker, Solebury, Pennsylvania, late 20th/early 21st century, curved crest rail, round tapered spindles, shaped armrests, scooped seat, round tapered legs set on shaped rockers, incised mark "An Original Furniture Design by Robert Whitley Solebury, Bucks County Pa.," ht. 40 1/2, wd. 27, dp. 32 in.
Note: Whitley was a studio furniture designer and master craftsman of national reputation. Equally well versed in contemporary and antique furniture designs, Whitley was a third-generation craftsman who inherited his skill in cabinetry, knowledge of woods and joinery, and formula for oil finishing from his father and grandfather. This same family oil formula had become a signature of sorts for Whitley and can be seen in the majority of his works. Among his many commissions are a chess set presented by President Richard Nixon to the Soviet Union, now in the collection of The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia; a recreation of President John F. Kennedy's Oval Office desk for the Kennedy Memorial Library, Boston; and the restoration of several important pieces at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, where he has also served as master conservator. His contemporary furniture designs had earned the artist numerous national awards. Whitley's work resides in the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Philadelphia Museum of Art collections, among others. (Michener Art Museum)Condition
Condition: Ready to place.
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