Lot 53
Wendell Castle
(1932-2018)
The Secret to It All Desk, 1993
Estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

Sold for $20,000

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Wendell Castle
(1932-2018)
The Secret to It All Desk, 1993
polychromed jelutong, maple veneer, curly maple veneer, oak, aluminum
signed 'Castle 93'
H 72 x W 54 x D 32 inches
Property from the Collection of Dr. Robert C. Springborn and Mrs. Carolyn J. Springborn, Naples, Florida

Provenance:
Peter Joseph Gallery, New York, NY

Exhibited:
"School for American Crafts Continuum Exhibition" Bevier Gallery. Rochester Institute of Technology, NY, January 28-March 9, 1994
"Wendell Castle: Environmental Works" Peter Joseph Gallery, New York, NY, October 21-27, 1993
“Naples Collects” Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, FL, October 5-November 13, 1998
"Living with Studio Furniture: Collection of Robert and Carolyn Springborn" Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL, January 16-June 28, 2009

Literature:
Naples Museum of Art, Living with Studio Furniture: Collection of Robert and Carolyn Springborn, exh. cat., Naples, 2009, illustrated p. 27
  • Emily Evans Eerdmans, Wendell Castle, A Catalogue Raisonné 1958-2012, New York, 2014, p. 267
Condition Report
Overall very good, structurally sound condition.  Drop-front opens and closes smoothly, with the interior of the desk clean throughout.  The two top-back corners of the ebonized portion show light nicks, in addition to some minor scuffs to bottoms of polychromed legs, otherwise excellent condition.

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