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Lot 3314
John Wisner for Ficks Reed, Far Horizon, Table and Six Chairs
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1950, including a square white laminate top table with sliding hinged top which doubles into a rectangular dining table on a rattan base with cane wrapped joints (30.5 x 36 x 36 in., 72 in., long when opened); together with two armchairs (31 x 24 x 20 in.) and four side chairs with brass caps and red vinyl cushions, appears unmarked.

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 mold to underside areas; residue to vinyl; surface discoloration to one armchair.