Francis Will Willsey
Lounge chair

USA, c. 1950
plywood, pine, vinyl
18 w × 28 d × 35 h in (46 × 71 × 89 cm)

Sold with photocopy of preliminary architectural drawings and sketch showing chair rendering for Layher home; sketch measures: 23 h x18.5 w inches and architectual drawing measures: 28 h x 36 w inches. Titled to lower edge of architectural drawing 'Preliminary Drawings Will Willsley Architect Dwelling for Mr. and Mrs. E.P. Layher Battle Creek Michigan'.

Provenance: Collection of Patrick Parrish

Chair shows small chips at base along front and one to the leg in the back. Plywood backrest shows scattered light scratches. Wood surfaces show dust and evidence of tide lines at base. Overall good vintage condition. Comes with two architectural drawings illustrating chair. Large drawing is a photocopy in very good condition. Smaller graphite drawing is torn at all four corners and heavily torn along one whole edge. This drawing also shows tape to one edge and has yellowed and become brittle with age.