Lot Essay
Tony Duquette owned a large set of these lambrequins. Some were destroyed by fire in Malibu and the rest were sold to Michael Taylor and later offered at his estate sale in San Francisco
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC STYLE PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED LAMBREQUINS
Each surmounted by a central winged cherub issuing a pair of scrolled acanthus-carved horns over a rectangular valance with simulated undulating tasseled drapery
28½in. (72.5cm.) high, 65in. (165cm.) wide, 6½in. (16.5cm.) deep
Signed S. Tomaso (on the reverse) (2)
Each surmounted by a central winged cherub issuing a pair of scrolled acanthus-carved horns over a rectangular valance with simulated undulating tasseled drapery
28½in. (72.5cm.) high, 65in. (165cm.) wide, 6½in. (16.5cm.) deep
Signed S. Tomaso (on the reverse) (2)
Provenance
Frances Elkins
Sale room notice
Please note that the header for this lot should read: A PAIR OF ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC SCARLET AND WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT PELMETS, Late 18th/early 19th Century