Lot Essay
These dolphins were acquired from Misia Sert in Paris by Frances Elkins and later given as a wedding present to Tony and Elizabeth Duquette. They also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's film 'To Catch a Thief'
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Details
A PAIR OF ITALIAN BAROQUE STYLE POLYCHROME-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT DOLPHINS
Mounted on rockwork pedestals with tripartite bases
63in. (160cm.) high (2)
Mounted on rockwork pedestals with tripartite bases
63in. (160cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Misia Sert
Literature
Anonymous. 'They Live in an ex-Movie Studio'. Vogue, April 15, 1957, p. 124.
Lee, Sarah Tomerlin. 'Here Enter The House of a Magician'. House Beautiful, June 1965, p. 108.
Richardson, Nancy. 'The Sorcerer's Eye: Tony Duquette transports the whole world home'. House & Garden, December 1983, p. 162.
Geran, Monica. 'Anthony Michael Duquette'. Interior Design, December 1997, pp. 13.
Geran, Monica. 'Fantasia: The matchlessly magic, fabulous, and forever timeless creations of California designer Tony Duquette'. Interior Design, April 1999, p. 199.
Macrae, Joyce. 'Fruits of the Sea'. California Homes, Summer 2000, p. 46.
Lee, Sarah Tomerlin. 'Here Enter The House of a Magician'. House Beautiful, June 1965, p. 108.
Richardson, Nancy. 'The Sorcerer's Eye: Tony Duquette transports the whole world home'. House & Garden, December 1983, p. 162.
Geran, Monica. 'Anthony Michael Duquette'. Interior Design, December 1997, pp. 13.
Geran, Monica. 'Fantasia: The matchlessly magic, fabulous, and forever timeless creations of California designer Tony Duquette'. Interior Design, April 1999, p. 199.
Macrae, Joyce. 'Fruits of the Sea'. California Homes, Summer 2000, p. 46.