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LOUIS
MILLER Terra cotta diptych panel, c.1910 white glazed terra cotta 33"h x 18"w x 5"d SOLD This is an unusually beautiful example of "Sullivanesque" terra cotta ornamentation that was available in Chicago for architects to use to embellish their buildings. Chosen from catalogs of stock ornament, these elements could be combined in various arrangements. These tiles were manufactured by the Northwestern Terra Cotta company, and were sculpted by the famous Teco modeler, Christian Schneider. |
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These elements were designed for the Western Methodist Book building in Chicago, which was located a block west of Sullivan's Schlesinger & Mayer department store. While clearly referential to the slightly earlier building, these motifs are not copied from any Sullivan building, nor were they part of the stock ornamentation available from the architectural tile firms of the period. These, like the elements above, were modeled by Christian Schneider. They were originally located underneath the windows of the building. PURCHASE |
JOHN WELLBORN
ROOT Designed for the Kansas City Board of Trade building, this baluster was part of an elaborate cast iron stair case that occupied a covered atrium in the center of the building. Clearly derived from nature, this element exhibits Root's favorite tendril motif, which he used and adapted in several projects of the 1880's and '90's. The building is now demolished, and little save the balusters remain. |
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