The New York Times reports that architectural artifacts from the old Chicago Stock Exchange building are increasingly becoming hot commodities on the auction block. Museums, including the Met and the Seattle Art Museum, have acquired and are prominently displaying these treasures- attractive for both their aesthetic and historical appeal- in their permanent collections. Check out the full article and the accompanying slide show.
Pictured above are lovely elevator enclosure panels designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan, circa 1893, for the Chicago Stock Exchange. They’re being offered by Christie’s New York this Tuesday, June 2nd, with an estimate of $20,000-$30,000. Perhaps I should encourage my building’s super to make the investment so as to replace our circa 1983 elevator design?
