A DOUBLE-SIDED THREE-SEATER SOFA

Lot 454
22.10.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
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ID 820037
Lot 454 | A DOUBLE-SIDED THREE-SEATER SOFA
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 8 000
A DOUBLE-SIDED THREE-SEATER SOFA

20TH CENTURY

Upholstered over frame with Bevilacqua handwoven cut-silk velvet and edged in corded fringe

33 3/4 in. (85.7) high, 85 in. (215.9 cm.) wide, 63 in. (160 cm.) deep





Provenance

The Collection of Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993).

Nureyev, Part II; Christie's, London, 20-21 November 1995, lot 1190 (the sofa).

Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1999 (the fabric).

Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.



Literature

Radziwill, Lee, 'Architectural Digest Visits: Rudolf Nureyev', Architectural Digest, September 1985, pp. 160, 162-163, ill. cover.

Skoggard, Carl. Rooms, New York, 2006, pp. 148-149.

Theroux, Paul, 'Architectural Digest Revisits Rudolf Nureyev: the Legendary Dancer Through the Eyes of Jamie Wyeth', Architectural Digest, August 2002, pp. 165-166.



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