A PAINTED AND FAUX BAMBOO TESTER BED

BY SYRIE MAUGHAM, CIRCA 1930, SUPPLIED BY FRANCIS ELKINS

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A PAINTED AND FAUX BAMBOO TESTER BED
BY SYRIE MAUGHAM, CIRCA 1930, SUPPLIED BY FRANCIS ELKINS
With pierced shaped canopy over a fabric frieze, on ribbon-bound faux bamboo footposts and with fabric-draped headboard, re-upholstered
Approximately 90¼ in. (229 cm.) high, 85¼ in. (216.5 cm.) long, 56½ in. (143.5 cm.) wide

Provenance

According to tradition, acquired from Syrie Maugham.

Literature

S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, 2005, pp. 78 and 192.

Lot Essay

Frances Elkins purchased a number of pieces from the firm belonging to her friend, the notable designer Syrie Maugham (d. 1955). Another recorded purchase was the Georgian leather wing chair acquired on behalf of Mrs. Evelyn Marshall Field for her Muttontown, New York home (S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, pp. 88-89).

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