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I'M HAPPY TO ANOUNCE ANOTHER OF OUR GREAT FINDS WAS SOLD FOR DISPLAY AT A FAMOUS & PROMENATE PUBLIC PLACES DISPLAY SUCH AS MUSUEMS, LIBRARIES, OF CONGRESS, PRESIDENTAL LIBRARIES.ETC.
I'M SO PLEASED THE CURRATOR AT THE "HOLLYHOCK HOUSE" A "FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT" CREATION SPOTTED MY BOWL ON EBAY AND WON IT FOR " THE HOLLYHOCK HOUSE MUSEUM .
HOLLYHOCK HOUSE IS THE CREATION OF THE FAMOUS ARCHITECH AND DESIGNER OF ALL TIME FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT.
MR WRIGHT CREATED HOLLYHOCK HOUSE FOR MS.BARNSDAL,IN THE EARLY 1900'S AROUND THE WEST ADAMS AREA OF FABULOUS OF L.A. HOMES, MANSIONS IN WEST LOS ANGELES/ (HOLLYWOOD) AREA NOW CALLED "BARNSDAL PARK"
OUR LARGE BAUER MATTE BLACK CONSOLE BOWL WAS PURCHASED TO REPLACE THE LONG AGO ORIGINALLYS ON DISPLAYED IN THE ENTRY WAY OF THE HOLLYHOCK HOUSE. THEY MATCHED PERFECTLY.
WHEN ITS ORIGNAL OWNER MS. BARNSDALE WAS IN RESIDENCE THERE. SHE COULD LOOK COMPLETELY IN A CIRCLE HIGH ON THE HILL AND SEE ALL OF LOS ANGELES AROUND HER FROM HER HOME COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY WINDOWS AND YARDS NOW OF COURSE THERE ARE MANY LANDSCAPES, GROWN TREES AND BUILDINGS DOTTING THE LANDSCAPE, BUT STILL SPECTACULAR.
A REAL TREAT TO VISIT THIS SPECTACULAR SITE.WHEN IN THE HOLLYWOOD AREA.
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT ARCHITECTURE AND GRANDURE IS LIKE NONE OTHER . THE ENTIRE SCENE, LOCATION, GROUNDS, THE VIEWS AND "HOLLYHOCK HOUSE" ITS BREATHTAKENLY AWESOME.
.AND TO KNOW WE HAVE CONTRIBUTED IN SOME SMALL WAY TO THIS DISPLAY OF ORIGINAL SETTING CONTINUES TO MAKE ME VERY PROUD TO BE AN ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE DEALER
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