A SILVERED STOOL
This lot is offered without reserve.
A SILVERED STOOL

CIRCA 1930, SUPPLED BY FRANCES ELKINS

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A SILVERED STOOL
CIRCA 1930, SUPPLED BY FRANCES ELKINS
Of George I style, serpentine apron, on cabriole legs headed by a carved shell, on claw feet, covered in close-nailed yellow quilted fabric
18 in. (46 cm.) high, 27 in. (68.5 cm.) wide, 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) deep
Literature
A. O. Patterson, 'On the High Bluffs of Lake Forest near Chicago', Town and Country, 15 January 1934, p. 22.
M. L. Estrin, To The Manor Born, Boston, 1979, p. 25.
S. M. Salny, 'Historic Interiors: Frances Elkins. A Surviving Example of the Noted Designer's Work', Architectural Digest, July 1980, p. 90.
S. M. Salny, The Country Houses of David Adler, 2001, p. 133.
M. Thorne, ed., David Adler Architect: The Elements of Style, 2002, p. 204.
S. E. Cohen and S. S. Benjamin, North Shore Chicago: Houses of the Lakefront Suburb 1890-1940, New York, 2004, p. 282.
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, 2005, p. 62.
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