Lot Essay
Chests of drawers of similar design were often cast in plaster by Elkins and used to furnish the interiors which she decorated
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Details
A PORTUGUESE BAROQUE STYLE HARDWOOD CHEST OF DRAWERS
The shaped rectangular top over three conforming long drawers with ivory keyhole escutcheons on scrolling feet
39in. (99cm.) high, 55½in. (141cm.) wide, 20in. (51cm.) deep
The shaped rectangular top over three conforming long drawers with ivory keyhole escutcheons on scrolling feet
39in. (99cm.) high, 55½in. (141cm.) wide, 20in. (51cm.) deep
Provenance
Frances Elkins
Literature
Anonymous. 'They Live in an ex-Movie Studio'. Vogue, April 15, 1957, p. 123.
Lee, Sarah Tomerlin. 'Here Enter The House of a Magician'. House Beautiful, June 1965, p. 111.
Duquette, Tony. 'The Lure of a Baroque Imagination: Designer's Los Angeles Studio/Residence'. Architectural Digest, March 1978, p. 108.
Lee, Sarah Tomerlin. 'Here Enter The House of a Magician'. House Beautiful, June 1965, p. 111.
Duquette, Tony. 'The Lure of a Baroque Imagination: Designer's Los Angeles Studio/Residence'. Architectural Digest, March 1978, p. 108.