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A dispute over the sale of original items from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, has resulted in a series of UCC declarations by the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy against the building’s current owners. The nonprofit released an update on its litigation this week, explaining that it is operating under an existing preservation agreement that prohibits the sale of certain items from the landmarked 1952 building.
According to the trust, “the items auctioned included a unique rolling signboard, architectural copper relief panels, an armchair, and copper tables and stools, all designed by Wright for the Price Tower.” The lot was reportedly purchased by an unnamed Dallas-based midcentury design dealer. The dealer was contacted by the trust in July and requested the immediate return of all items.
The trust says the tower’s owners “falsely claim that the easement is now invalid because the tower is no longer owned by the nonprofit Price Tower Arts Center.”
