$700
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Auction: June 4, 2018 2:00:00 PM EDT
Walnut Signed with branded signature: "WALKER WEED"
H: 29, W: 17, D: 27 1/2 in.Provenance: The Collection of Perry & June Ottenberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
LITERATURE:
Walker Weed: a retrospective exhibition 1950-1981, pp. 13-14 (for a chair and rocker of related design)
LOT ESSAY:
Walker Ten Eyck Weed II was one of New England's most esteemed craftsmen of the 20th century. Introduced informally to woodworking at a young age, Weed went on to study at Dartmouth College where he was heavily involved with the Outing and Canoe Clubs. He settled in Gilford, New Hampshire following graduation and service in World War II, and began professional woodworking in 1948. Weed was a lauded member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, serving on the board through the 1950s and as a Trustee of the American Craft Council in 1956-57. In 1962, following a trip to Scandinavia to study furniture design, Weed returned to his alma matter to direct the woodworking program, eventually becoming Director of Craft, overseeing all student workshops until his retirement in 1981. He was named a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 1992, received the Award of Distinction from the Furniture Society in 2008, and the Award for Lifetime Achievement from the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen in 2010. Retrospectives of Weed's work were held at Dartmouth College in 1981 and the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen in 2011. His chair designs can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire.