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Lot 3313
John Wisner for Ficks Reed, Far Horizon, Vintage Rattan Bookshelf
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1970, one part form, rattan with cane wrapping, mahogany veneers, two open shelves over two lower cabinet doors with applied faux bamboo trim, shelved interior on reeded legs, labeled.

80 x 29 x 18 in.

From the Estate of the late Peggy Futrelle Nowell, Raleigh and Pinehurst, North Carolina

John Wisner graduated from Parsons School Of Design in 1935 and designed for both private clients, and corporate clients including Dorothy Draper and Ficks Reed, where he was noted for his ‘Far Horizons’ collection of 1954 which incorporated eastern elements.

Surface scratches to the shelves; overall good tight joinery.