FRANCES ELKINS (1887-1953)

Lot 7
12.06.2025 00:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
$ 15 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1436512
Lot 7 | FRANCES ELKINS (1887-1953)
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 20 000
FRANCES ELKINS (1887-1953)
Pair of Banquettes, circa 1937
vinyl upholstery
33 ½ x 44 x 33 in. (85.1 x 111.8 x 83.8 cm) (each)




Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Zellerbach, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, circa 1937, commissioned from Frances Elkins (Card Room)
Norah and Norman Stone, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, 1994
Acquired from the above by the present owner, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, 2022



Literature

J. Chatfield-Taylor, “An Elkins Revival: Classic Lines and Contemporary Art in San Francisco,” Architectural Digest, New York, special issue, vol. 53, no. 2, February 1996, pp. 144-151 (for a discussion of the interior)
Z. Sardar, San Francisco modern: interiors, architecture & design, San Francisco, 1998, p. 30 (present lot illustrated)
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins Interior Design, New York, 2005, pp. 118 (present lot illustrated), 108-123 (for a discussion of the commission)
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, p. 254 (for a discussion of the commission)
P. E. Meza, Inventing the California look, New York, 2022, pp. 229 (present lot illustrated), 226-229 (for a discussion of the commission)
S. Powell, Frances Elkins: Visionary American Designer, New York, 2023, back cover and pp. 5, 177 (present lot illustrated), 174-179 (for a discussion of the commission)



Further details

Images 1-2: Photography by Flying Studio
Image 3: Photography by Glen Cheriton
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