Paul T. Frankl (American/Austrian, 1886-1958). 'Bigfoot' Coffee Table, Model 5028, circa 1948, Johnson Furniture Co.. La...

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Paul T. Frankl (American/Austrian, 1886-1958)
'Bigfoot' Coffee Table, Model 5028, circa 1948, Johnson Furniture Co.
Lacquered cork, mahogany
14-1/2 x 72 x 36 inches (36.8 x 182.9 x 91.4 cm)
Stenciled 5028 468 to underside

PROVENANCE:
Spike Brothers Furniture, Lubbock, Texas;
Mr. and Mrs. James Arvie Finley, Lubbock, Texas, acquired from the above, 1958;
By descent to the present owner, 1985.

LITERATURE:
C. Long, Paul T. Frankl and Modern American Design, New Haven and London, 2007, p. 161.



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