ID 1436508
Lot 18 | MAISON BAGUÈS
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
Pair of Two-Light Sconces, circa 1937
glass, silvered brass
13 ½ x 7 x 5 ¾ in. (34.5 x 17.8 x 14.5 cm) (each)
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Zellerbach, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, circa 1937, commissioned from Frances Elkins (Powder 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)
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, New York, 2005, pp. 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. 226-229 (for a discussion of the commission)
S. Powell, Frances Elkins: Visionary American Designer, New York, 2023, pp. 174-179 (for a discussion of the commission)
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Glass |
| Art style: | Art Nouveau |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Wall lights |
| Auction house category: | Lighting, Furniture and Lamps |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Glass |
| Art style: | Art Nouveau |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Wall lights |
| Auction house category: | Lighting, Furniture and Lamps |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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