Mar 12, 2025 10:00 EST
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Two drawings by William Wesley Peters of Taliesin Associated Architects
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PETERS, WILLIAM WESLEY. Motel for Bartell Associates, Madison Wisconsin. ?Scottsdale, Arizona: Taliesin Associated Architects, Taliesin West, early 1960s (probably 1962-3). 29 3/4 x 35 inches (75 x 89 cm); 26 x 35 inches (66 x 89 cm); two elaborate crayon-colored architectural renderings for a motel, one consisting of an aerial view and a cross-section; the other of a view of the central court from the balcony terrace, both renderings by William Wesley Peters Member of Taliesin Associated Architects. Fine. Framed.
William Wesley Peters was Wright's protégé and son-in-law and was the first managing principal of Taliesin Associated Architects. The design here harkens to Wright's design for the Snow Flake Motel (on which Peters also worked), with a geometrically arrayed complex of rooms and a central covered court. The Organic Architecture and Archives Online Catalog lists several items pertaining to this project (which was never completed), including an interesting fact sheet on the Motel, see https://catalog.oadarchives.org/index.php/Detail/objects/1860. The publication used the superb rendering of the central court as the illustration, the original of which is included here. The accompanying text notes: "This 224 unit motel, designed by the FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION features eight separate 2 and 3 story wings arranged like the spokes of a wheel around a central paved court and swimming pool. Above the court, a translucent cable supported canopy creates a spacious garden conservatory atmosphere. Each room has its own private terrace or balcony and overlooks a landscaped garden. The dining room, cocktail lounge, and shops open onto the central court. Parking is adjacent to the rooms but screened from view..." This was Taliesin Architects Project Number 6208. Materials relating to this are in the Taliesin Architects collection at the Avery Library.
Estimate and reserve lowered per client converation 2/21 ERD
[ARCHITECTURE]
PETERS, WILLIAM WESLEY. Motel for Bartell Associates, Madison Wisconsin. ?Scottsdale, Arizona: Taliesin Associated Architects, Taliesin West, early 1960s (probably 1962-3). 29 3/4 x 35 inches (75 x 89 cm); 26 x 35 inches (66 x 89 cm); two elaborate crayon-colored architectural renderings for a motel, one consisting of an aerial view and a cross-section; the other of a view of the central court from the balcony terrace, both renderings by William Wesley Peters Member of Taliesin Associated Architects. Fine. Framed.
William Wesley Peters was Wright's protégé and son-in-law and was the first managing principal of Taliesin Associated Architects. The design here harkens to Wright's design for the Snow Flake Motel (on which Peters also worked), with a geometrically arrayed complex of rooms and a central covered court. The Organic Architecture and Archives Online Catalog lists several items pertaining to this project (which was never completed), including an interesting fact sheet on the Motel, see https://catalog.oadarchives.org/index.php/Detail/objects/1860. The publication used the superb rendering of the central court as the illustration, the original of which is included here. The accompanying text notes: "This 224 unit motel, designed by the FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION features eight separate 2 and 3 story wings arranged like the spokes of a wheel around a central paved court and swimming pool. Above the court, a translucent cable supported canopy creates a spacious garden conservatory atmosphere. Each room has its own private terrace or balcony and overlooks a landscaped garden. The dining room, cocktail lounge, and shops open onto the central court. Parking is adjacent to the rooms but screened from view..." This was Taliesin Architects Project Number 6208. Materials relating to this are in the Taliesin Architects collection at the Avery Library.
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Estimate and reserve lowered per client converation 2/21 ERD
Auction: Doyle+Design, Mar 12, 2025
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Two Sculptures by Harry Bertoia Highlight the Popular Doyle+Design Auction on March 12, 2025
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A Celebration of Modern & Contemporary Furniture, Art & Design
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Sale Preview Featured An Eye for Design -- A Stylish Vignette by Pappas Miron Interior Design
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
Doyle was excited to present An Eye for Design, a collaboration with interior designers that showcases their expertise in integrating design elements by way of the Doyle + Design auction. Selecting pieces from the March 12th sale, our guest curators, Alexandra Pappas and Tatyana Miron (Pappas Miron Interior Design), curated a livable space that reflects their signature approach to creating interiors.
With this vignette, Alexandra and Tatyana discuss how they strive to incorporate diverse pieces in their projects, blending old and new with a range of material and texture to create a cohesive space. They also point out that scale plays a pivotal role in their interiors, as the varying heights and weights of the pieces—whether the towering bookcase, the more delicate chairs, or the sturdy table—create a visual rhythm that balances the room's composition. Through this thoughtful juxtaposition of materials, textures, and silhouettes, the designers craft an interior that is layered, dynamic, and effortlessly sophisticated.
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's highly-anticipated Doyle+Design auction on March 12, 2025 saw competive bidding drive strong results for Modern and Contemporary furniture, art and design by prominent designers, makers and artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Harry Bertoia
Highlighting the sale were two sculptures by Harry Bertoia (1915-1978) from a Philadelphia Estate. One, a bush form executed in bronze and measuring approximately 16 inches in diameter, achieved $76,700, doubling its $20,000-40,000 estimate. Also from the 1970s was a slender ‘sonambient,’ a sound-producing kinetic sculpture, of bronze, brass and beryllium copper measuring 88 3/4 in height that realized $57,600, at the high end of its estimate.
After Armand Rateau
Furniture offerings featured a pair of elegant patinated bronze armchairs in the style of Armand Rateau that soared over their $4,000-6,000 estimate to achieve $24,320. The armchairs were copies of an iconic set originally designed in 1919 by French furniture maker and interior designer Armand Rateau (1882-1938) for the Manhattan townhouse of famed financier George Blumenthal and his wife, philanthropist Florence Blumenthal.
Jean Derval
Topping the exceptional examples of Design was a glazed earthenware pitcher by French ceramicist Jean Derval that sold for a stunning $15,360, ten-times its $1,500-2,500 estimate. Of stylized bird form, the graceful pitcher measured 28 inches in height. Jean Derval (1925–2010) studied at l'Ecole des Arts Appliqués de Paris and began his career designing stoneware services at Christofle, later working with ceramicists Robert Picault and Roger Capron. He joined the famed Atelier Madoura where he collaborated with Pablo Picasso and Suzanne Ramié, before establishing his own studio, Le Portail
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