Schindler / Bonhams
A Rudolph M. Schindler painted douglas fir and frosted glass floor lamp from the Wolfe House, which was demolished in 2002.
It's part of the Bonhams: 20th Century Decorative Arts and Design auction.
Wolfe House
Source: Schindler by David Gebhard
It's part of the Bonhams: 20th Century Decorative Arts and Design auction.
Wolfe House
Source: Schindler by David Gebhard
Ethel Wolfe in her living room
Source: The Furniture of R.M. Schindler by Berns/Gebhard
Source: The Furniture of R.M. Schindler by Berns/Gebhard
The demise of the Wolfe house was a long and sad saga. David Leclerc recounts his experience with the house from 1996 to 2001, here.. The house was condemned by that time and was being used by squatters and such. The custom Schindler furniture was piled up in front of the house. According to the description in the Bonhams catalog, the lamp was acquired from the Wolfe House (basically a dumpster dive).
Ultimately, someone bought the house and scraped the land to built a piece of junk that can be seen here.
The person who consigned all the Schindler lots lived in the Walker House from 1955 to 1984. Along with furniture from the house is a lot of photos from the former owner.
Stool/table from The Walker House
Furniture from the Walker House
The table above, in the Walker House
Desk organizer from the Walker House
Walker House (1935-36)
Source: Schindler by David Gebhard
Walker House
Photo: Julius Shulman, Getty Research Institute
There is other stuff in the auction too, like Eames.
..and Prouve and Eames
Dan Johnson
James Prestini
