Lot Essay
Wood and Caldwell, the maker of the busts, was active from 1790 to 1812.
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ONE CYBIL BUST, LATE 18TH 19TH CENTURY, THE OTHER PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY, TWO BOUGH POTS AND ONE DEER, ALL EARLY 20TH CENTURY, SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS
Details
A GROUP OF FIVE LUSTREWARE PIECES
ONE CYBIL BUST, LATE 18TH 19TH CENTURY, THE OTHER PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY, TWO BOUGH POTS AND ONE DEER, ALL EARLY 20TH CENTURY, SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS
Bough pots each with bell-shaped lid, with cut-outs and molded masks to the corners; a standing deer before a tree; two busts of Cybil, each with drapery, gazing downward on a square plinth, the bough pots with Frances Elkins label 'The Casa Blanca Houston Street Monterey California', and stamped 'MADE IN FRANCE'; one of the busts stamped 'Wood and Caldwell'
Bough pots: 11 in. (28 cm.) high with lid, 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) wide, 5 in. (13 cm.) deep; deer: 9¼in. (23.5 cm.) high. 7½ in. (19 cm.) wide; busts: 15 in. (38 cm.) and 14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high (5)
ONE CYBIL BUST, LATE 18TH 19TH CENTURY, THE OTHER PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY, TWO BOUGH POTS AND ONE DEER, ALL EARLY 20TH CENTURY, SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS
Bough pots each with bell-shaped lid, with cut-outs and molded masks to the corners; a standing deer before a tree; two busts of Cybil, each with drapery, gazing downward on a square plinth, the bough pots with Frances Elkins label 'The Casa Blanca Houston Street Monterey California', and stamped 'MADE IN FRANCE'; one of the busts stamped 'Wood and Caldwell'
Bough pots: 11 in. (28 cm.) high with lid, 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) wide, 5 in. (13 cm.) deep; deer: 9¼in. (23.5 cm.) high. 7½ in. (19 cm.) wide; busts: 15 in. (38 cm.) and 14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high (5)
Provenance
The pair of busts: Acquired for the Entrance Hall from Botibol, London for £50 ($170).
The stag: Acquired for the Ladies Dressing Room from Hugh Hugo, London for £10 ($34).
The stag: Acquired for the Ladies Dressing Room from Hugh Hugo, London for £10 ($34).
Literature
S. M. Salny, The Country Houses of David Adler, 2001, p. 132 (the busts).
K. Coventry, D. Meyer and A. Miller, Classic Country Estates of Lake Forest, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2003, p. 270. S. E. Cohen and S. S. Benjamin, North Shore Chicago: Houses of the Lakefront Suburb 1890-1940, New York, 2004, p. 278.
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, 2005, p. 63 (the busts).
K. Coventry, D. Meyer and A. Miller, Classic Country Estates of Lake Forest, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2003, p. 270. S. E. Cohen and S. S. Benjamin, North Shore Chicago: Houses of the Lakefront Suburb 1890-1940, New York, 2004, p. 278.
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, 2005, p. 63 (the busts).
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.