The Boyd Collection – I. Masterworks 
8 November 2018
The Boyd Collection – I. Masterworks 
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John Follis and Rex Goode

set of three planters, model F-507 from the Strick House, Santa Monica

Architectural Pottery
USA, c. 1956
bisque stoneware, walnut 12¼ h × 62¼ w × 14¾ d in (31 × 158 × 37 cm)
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $21,250
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provenance: Joseph and Anne Strick House, Santa Monica | Collection of Michael and Gabrielle Boyd
literature: Architectural Pottery, price list, July 1956, unpaginated

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In 1963, Joseph and Anne Strick commissioned famed Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer to design their Santa Monica home. Exiled from the United States because of his leftist views, Niemeyer oversaw the project from afar through letters, phone conversations and with the assistance of designer Amir Farr of the Richard Neutra office. These iconic Peanut planters were selected by Farr in 1964 and have remained in the home ever since. 

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