John Nyquist (American, b. 1936)
Ladderback Armchair
Highly figured English brown oak, Indian rosewood, Jack Lenor Larsen natural wool upholstery
24-1/2 x 45-1/2 x 33 inches (62.2 x 115.6 x 83.8 cm)
Incised JN to the underside

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MRS. PEGGY KERSTNER, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

"I was born in South Dakota and raised in the Black Hills. My father was a physician in the C.C.C. (The Civilian Conservation Corps) during the time that (the artist) Borglum was carving out Mt. Rushmore. We lived in a one room log cabin during my father's stay with the C.C.C. with no running water and no electricity. The cabin was a short distance from Mount Rushmore and as a young child I remember the carving of the monument. After WWII my father returned from the war and we moved to California." Maker, John Nyquist

A very pleasing example of Nyquist's work, and is in overall good condition. The selection of the English brown oak and Indian rosewood introduce a rare and expensive quality to this lot, as well as the collectable Jack Lenor Larsen upholstery.