ID 1436496
Lot 32 | EDWARD F. CALDWELL & CO.
Valeur estimée
$ 800 – 1 200
Pair of 'Star' Sconces, circa 1937
glass, mirrored glass, silvered brass
10 x 10 x 5 ½ in. (25.5 x 25.5 x 14 cm) (each)
each with manufacturer's mark
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Zellerbach, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, circa 1937, commissioned from Frances Elkins (Mr. Zellerbach's Dressing Room and Bathroom)
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)
| Catégorie: | Appliques murales |
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| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Éclairage, Meubles et Lampes |
| Catégorie: | Appliques murales |
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| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Éclairage, Meubles et Lampes |
| Adresse de l'enchère |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Royaume-Uni | |
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| Téléphone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
| Commission | see on Website | |
| Conditions d'utilisation | Conditions d'utilisation |








