Live Auction
Lot 675
675
AN UPHOLSTERED 'RUBY' VELVET SOFA
SYRIE MAUGHAM
Details
AN UPHOLSTERED 'RUBY' VELVET SOFA
Syrie Maugham
The modified Chesterfield frame upholstered in a button fabric
81in. (206cm.) high
Provenance
Ina Claire
Literature
Greene, Gael. 'A Thirties Revival'.
Architectural Digest
, March 1989, p. 197.
Bowles, Hamish. 'Palace Coup'.
Vogue
, September 1999, p. 624.
Lot Essay
Syrie Maugham designed this sofa for Ina Claire in its original ruby velvet upholstery