FRANCES ELKINS (1887-1953) AND FORTUNY

Lot 12
12.06.2025 00:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Vendu
$ 3 276
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 12 | FRANCES ELKINS (1887-1953) AND FORTUNY
Valeur estimée
$ 3 000 – 5 000
FRANCES ELKINS (1887-1953) AND FORTUNY
Three Valences with accompanying ‘Spagnolo’ Curtains, the valences 1937, the textile circa 1951
painted wood, printed cotton
109 ½ x 79 x 4 ½ in. (278 x 200.7 x 11.5 cm) (each set, overall)




Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Zellerbach, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, the valences circa 1937, the textile circa 1951, commissioned from Frances Elkins (Gallery)
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. 112-113 (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. 227 (present lot illustrated), 226-229 (for a discussion of the commission)
S. Powell, Frances Elkins: Visionary American Designer, New York, 2023, pp. 174 (present lot illustrated), 175-179 (for a discussion of the commission)
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