| Frank Lloyd Wright urn sells for record $772,000 at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers |
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CHICAGO, IL.- An important American copper urn designed by Frank Lloyd Wright from the Edward C. Waller house in River Forest, Illinois sold for $772,000 on Monday at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The urn, estimated at $400,000-600,000, sold to a Florida private collector. It is not clear how many urns were produced or have survived, but only five others are known to exist in public collections. The urn came from the collection of Ralph Esmerian, bankrupt former owner of Fred Leighton jewelers and a collector of folk art, arts & crafts and art nouveau. Mr. Esmerian was sentenced in July to six years in prison for financial frauds totaling more than $210 million. A pair of ivory and silvered bronze lamps depicting Leda and Ganymeade, also from his collection, realized $158,600 at the auction against an estimate of $60,000 to $80,000. A pair of Wharton Esherick oak side chairs and a pair of armchairs realized $43,920 and $6 read full article
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