Lot #1474: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT/TALIESIN ARCHITECTS - Vintage Frank Lloyd Wright/Taliesin Architects Designed Rug/Carpet from the Arizona Biltmore Hotel #04 - Original vintage textile

     

Artist: Frank Lloyd Wright/Taliesin Architects (American, 1869 - 1959).
Title: "Vintage Frank Lloyd Wright/Taliesin Architects Designed Rug/Carpet from the Arizona Biltmore Hotel #04 [4 "tiles" - runner. Approximate size: 54" x 216" (4 1/2' x 18') horizontal. The integral repeating design of the rug consists of four green “squares” with an “arrow” through the middle of each square, pointing to the “center.” Each one of the “squares” is approximately 27” square and four of them make the complete design, a “tile.” The tile dimension is approximately 54 inches square (4 ½ feet x 4 ½ feet). Wright rugs in various sizes are featured in all three days of our auctions]".
Medium: Original vintage textile.
Date: Composed 20th century.
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $1,600
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $2,000/2,500
Lot Note(s): The semi-low pile rug has been professionally cleaned, joined, and bordered. Very good condition, with no holes, patches, stains, color bleeding, etc. Several minimal, virtually undetectable, professionally repaired tears. Provenance: Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. Please see the attached image showing the carpet, in place, as an integral part of the Biltmore Hotel’s design.
Comment(s): Built in 1929 and known throughout the world as "The Jewel of the Desert," the Biltmore resort was designed by Albert Chase MacArthur with consulting from Frank Lloyd Wright and his Taliesin Architects, particularly on the brick design and general interior design, including the carpeting. Mr. Wright's carpet design was sent to the prestigious Wilton Carpet Manufacturing Company in Axminster, England, which used only the highest quality 100% wool available in its manufacture. The carpet was installed throughout the hotel as an integral part of the overall interior design. On June 21st, 1973, a tragic fire led to the replacement of all the carpeting throughout the resort, of which our example is part. "As classically correct today as the day it was created, Mr. Wright's modern use of line and rich jewel tones make this vintage carpet as modern and enduring as the Biltmore itself." (from the "Arizona Republic"). Included in several important collections, including the Baltimore Museum of Art. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [25151-16-1600-NA]