BY HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD, CIRCA 1946

Details

A VERY FINE TED WILLIAMS 'GARDNER DAY' PAINTED PRESENTATION CHAIR
BY HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD, CIRCA 1946
The chair retaining its original rush seat, back splat painted with crossed bats and balls and inscribed 'Presented to "Ted" Williams / Red Sox / Gardner Day / August 25 / 1946', signed and inscribed 'Decorated by / Eddie Wiinikainen / H-W Co.' to underside; together with an original photograph picturing Williams seated in the oversized chair with the offered example positioned in front on the field.
35 in. (88.9 cm.) high, 17 in. (43.2 cm.) wide, 16 ½ in. (41.9 cm.) deep

Provenance

Ted Williams Collection.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

This chair was presented to Ted Williams during an on-field celebration at Fenway Park on the occasion of 'Gardner Day' on August 25, 1946, during which he posed seated in an oversized chair. Includes signed letter of provenance from Ted Williams's daughter Claudia.

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