Lot 92
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A SET OF EIGHT 'THUNDERBIRD' DINING CHAIRS

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A SET OF EIGHT 'THUNDERBIRD' DINING CHAIRS
BY THOMAS MOLESWORTH, CIRCA 1935-1937

Each with a rectangular back with a thunderbird formed splat, and a padded seat over a seat rail carved with arrows and whirling log motif, on circular hewn legs and similarly hewn H-stretcher, upholstered in cream leather, the back applied with handle--37¼in. (94.5cm.) high, 16in. (40.6cm.) wide, 20in. (50.8cm.) deep (8)

Lot Essay

This chair is seen in Molesworth's Miniaturized Living Room/Dining Roomscape. He used this Roomscape to demonstrate to pontential clients what he might accomplish for them. The 'Thunderbird' chair was the design he chose for his own home.

cf.Wally Reber and Paul Fees, Interior West: the Craft & Style of Thomas Molesworth, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming, 1989, pp.50-51