воскресенье, 22 июля 2012 г.
In the 1960s, it was given or sold to one of the Inn’s employees, but re-acquired in 2007. Sadly,
Copper lighting fixtures for the Inn's Great Hall, massive oak breakfronts and corner cabinets for its dining room, as well as three clocks – one almost nine feet tall – were among the one-of-a-kind pieces the Roycrofters produced.
"You could buy one of the original dining room chairs by the Roycrofters for three dollars in the 80's," says Sue Angell of the Grove Park Inn. "Now they sell for $1,500 in bad condition and as much as $2,500 in good condition."
Among the items that left the Inn was a nine-foot Roycroft-designed pool table, constructed of quarter-sawn oak, one-inch-thick Vermont slate, mother-of-pearl inlays, and rosewood rails. "The rosewood was there for its ability to withstand a lit cigar," Angell says.
In the 1960s, it was given or sold to one of the Inn's employees, but re-acquired in 2007. Sadly, it's been placed aside almost as a museum piece today, though it's nearly indestructible – and play-worthy.
The Inn has been on an acquisition binge in recent years, collecting works by Roycrofters and Stickley among others, and for the past 25 years has hosted the nation's largest Arts Crafts Festival in February.
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