During his 46 year career(1876-1922) Louis Sullivan executed 238 designs. Today, however, only about 50 remain standing. The Chicago Stock Exchange was one of the buildings that was demolished. The Chicago Art Institute, however, has erected fragments of the Stock Exchange, at full scale, as an exhibit. This piece was designed by Sullivan as a baluster for a stairway. Originally executed in cast iron and copper plated, this reproduction was cast in aluminum from a pattern that was made from a mold taken off an original piece, then copper plated and finished with an antique patina.25 1/2"h x 10"w $385
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