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Locati, LLC September 2024 Sale

Sun, Sep 15, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 92

Arthur Espenet Carpenter (American, 1920-2006) 'Prototype' Captain's Chair

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$50,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$200,000 $10,000

Arthur Espenet Carpenter (American, 1920-2006) California Walnut and Rawhide 'Prototype' Captain's Chair, Circa 1980s. Incised to the reverse of crest rail '8027 Exp II'. 

Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner. Property from the Collection of Gary and Evelyn Carpenter, Pennsylvania.

Footnote: Gary Carpenter is the stepbrother of the late Arthur Espenet Carpenter (1920-2006); an American self-taught master woodworker and furniture maker of the Studio Craft movement of the mid 20th century.

Literature: Possibly illustrated in Fine Woodworking, Taunton Press, Newtown, Connecticut, November/December 1982, No. 37, pg. 66.

For a related example see Arthur Espenet Carpenter: Education of a Woodsmith, Carpenter and Moore, pg. 99, 102-103.

Condition

Structurally sound. General marks, wear, nicks, abrasions and surface scratches. There is some damage and repair to the rawhide seat, otherwise in good condition.

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