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This is a sconce I built based on a design by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Francis W. Little residence in Wayzata, MN. The house has been demolished but the living room containing four of the sconces exists in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

My version is made of walnut with rice paper shades and is 32" tall and 7" wide.

There was a question about the plans for this sconce so I wanted to add the plans source -

I built the lamp from plans available at Prairie Designs of California. Here's the link:

http://www.prairiedesigns.com/cart.pl?sku=L-2&action=detail&session_id=5l3T3bzTqSyfKA3b7hdlMaIn

It is the Classic Prairie Wall Lamp Item # L2

Also I made a modification to the joinery in the scone; it is explained in a blog post /video at:

http://blog.plankandplane.com/two-new-uses-for-loose-tenon-joinery-part-1/

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Great job looks fantastic
 

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That is a beautiful design and you carried it out exquisitely…I am a big fan of FLW's style. I used to visit some of the buildings in Az that he designed….He also was said to have had a very good sense of humor….they say the ASU stadium looks like a toilet from the air….(per his intended design).
 

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This is a beautiful lamp.
 

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Wow! Beautiful sconce. Great build and a wonderful finish.
 

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A build to be proud of. Looks truly wonderful.
 

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Looks great!! You need an electrician to put a plug up behind it ;-))
 

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Simply elegant and flawless craftsmanship. Some people are just born to be woodworkers and I think you must be one of them.
 

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Great lamp. I checked out your website and you do some really nice FLW lighting.
Thanks for posting.
 

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Really beautiful. Nice Job!!!
 

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I added this one to my favourites. A pair of them would make great bedside lamps.
 

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Beautiful work, Randy…..how did you figure out the plans for making them . i take it you saw them in person at the museum and took dimensions. I'd like to try making a few myself. Any advice?
 

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I tried to go to the link and got error messages. So sad, I was really intrigued by this. I'd love to try and re-create such a beautiful piece of work. Congratulations Randy on doing something to beautiful.

Second thought - how could anyone in their right mind demolish a Frank Lloyd Wright home?
 

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I was just in contact with the owner of Prairie Designs and he is still in business - just have a problem with his web site. I think in a few days his site should be back up.
 
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