Arthur "Espenet" Carpenter
Chess Table and Set
Auction Closed
June 10, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Arthur "Espenet" Carpenter
Chess Table and Set
1969
comprising one table and 32 chess pieces
walnut, bird's eye maple, rosewood, bay
signed Espenet and numbered 6922
table: 20⅛ x 31 x 20 in. (51.1 x 78.7 x 50.8 cm)
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey, June 9, 2013, lot 810
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Julie Hall, Tradition and Change: The New American Craftsman, New York, 1977, p. 52 (for the chess set)
Michael A. Stone, Contemporary American Woodworkers, Salt Lake City, 1986, p. 95 (for a related table)
Michael A. Stone, Contemporary American Woodworkers, Salt Lake City, 1986, p. 95 (for a related table)
