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1: Frank Lloyd Wright sconce from
the Geneva Inn, Lake Geneva, WI.1911, single glass pivoting shade on
a brass fixture with original wood back plate, restored finish,
glass mint. The Geneva Inn was demolished in 1970, 7” x 7” x 9”,
very good condition. Sold by the
Treadway Toomey Galleries, May 23, 2004.
Another example of this sconce is in
"Frank
Lloyd Wright
Kelmscott Gallery",
Elliott 1981, page 13. When comparing the two versions, the
Treadway version looks like the glass has been replaced but the
base, arm and frame look authentic, but this has not been verified. |
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| 2: Detail of the hanging lights in
Lobby. An additional "Glass
and Brass Lantern" can be seen in:
"Important
Works by Frank Lloyd Wright From Domino’s Center",
Christie's 1993, page 78. |
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| 3: Detail of the wall sconce in Lobby. |
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| 4: Bare
Bulb Fixture. This was the main ceiling light in the
bedrooms (see 4b below) and in the lobby around the massive
skylight (see 4c below). |
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| 4b:
Bedroom in the
Southeast corner on the second floor.
Photographed by Richard Nickel 1967. |
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| 4c:
Detail of the
art glass skylight and the
Bare Bulb Fixtures (shown above)
in the Lobby.
Photographed by Richard Nickel 1967. |
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| 5: Decorative “Light Pole” Base.
The decorative “light pole” base was built into the vase pedestal.
It may have been a decorative light fixture to light the stairs at
night. |
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| 5a: I had
the opportunity to speak with Al Hermansen, and he confirmed that the
decorative “Light Pole” did indeed contains
lights. “We had a heck of a time changing
the lights inside the base.” Detail of
photograph by Lynn Anderson. From “No Rooms Available”. |
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| 6: Globe Light Fixtures. The
“globe” light fixtures do not exist in earlier images.
Decorative “Light Pole”.
Early images show the vertical light pole to be 4.5 to 5 times the
height of the decorative “light pole” base. |
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6b: These glass globe lights did not appear in
images until sometime around 1919-1921.
There were two sizes, a smaller size that
sat upon the outside corners of the lobby,
pictured, and a larger globe that sat top
the pedestals on either side of the
entrance. Al Hermansen said that every
winter the globes were stored indoors. They
would joke, “It’s time to take Frank’s balls
inside now.” Photograph by Alyn W. Hess.
From “No Rooms Available”. |
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6c: The hotel
lobby’s banks of leaded-glass casement
windows opened to a view of the front
terrace and the lake. Photograph by Lynn
Anderson. (The big outside globe was not an
original Wright artifact.) From “No Rooms Available”. |
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