FRANCES ELKINS (1887-1953)

Lot 31
12.06.2025 00:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Vendu
$ 11 970
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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ID 1436491
Lot 31 | FRANCES ELKINS (1887-1953)
Valeur estimée
$ 1 500 – 2 000
FRANCES ELKINS (1887-1953)
Window Surround, circa 1937
gessoed and painted wood
77 ½ x 42 x 1 ¼ in. (196.9 x 106.7 x 3.2 cm)




Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Zellerbach, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, circa 1937, commissioned from Frances Elkins (Mr. Zellerbach's Dressing 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)



Further details

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