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CIRCA 1930, SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS
Details
A GROUP OF THREE CHINESE FLOURITE OBJECTS
CIRCA 1930, SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS
Comprising a vase with Greek key rims, with birds and flowers, each rooster standing on rockwork
Vase 10¾ in. (27 cm.) high, birds 8¾ in. and 8½ in. (22 and 21.5 cm. high (3)
CIRCA 1930, SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS
Comprising a vase with Greek key rims, with birds and flowers, each rooster standing on rockwork
Vase 10¾ in. (27 cm.) high, birds 8¾ in. and 8½ in. (22 and 21.5 cm. high (3)
Provenance
Acquired from Rice & Christy Ltd., London for £35 ($120.05) as 'modern'.
Literature
A. O. Patterson, 'On the High Bluffs of Lake Forest near Chicago', Town and Country, 15 January 1934, pp. 23.
S. M. Salny, 'Historic Interiors: Frances Elkins. A Surviving Example of the Noted Designer's Work', Architectural Digest, July 1980, p. 89.
D. Kowalski, 'Symmetry and Splendor: David Adler sets the stage for gracious living', Architectural Digest, April 2001, p. 282.
S. M. Salny, The Country Houses of David Adler, 2001, p. 136.
M. Thorne, ed., David Adler Architect: The Elements of Style, 2002, 206.
S.E. Cohen and S.S. Benjamin, North Shore Chicago: Houses of the Lakefront Suburb 1890-1940, New York, 2004, p. 280.
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, 2005, pp. 66-67.
S. M. Salny, 'Historic Interiors: Frances Elkins. A Surviving Example of the Noted Designer's Work', Architectural Digest, July 1980, p. 89.
D. Kowalski, 'Symmetry and Splendor: David Adler sets the stage for gracious living', Architectural Digest, April 2001, p. 282.
S. M. Salny, The Country Houses of David Adler, 2001, p. 136.
M. Thorne, ed., David Adler Architect: The Elements of Style, 2002, 206.
S.E. Cohen and S.S. Benjamin, North Shore Chicago: Houses of the Lakefront Suburb 1890-1940, New York, 2004, p. 280.
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, 2005, pp. 66-67.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.