DESIGNED BY BILL CUNNIGNHAM, 20TH CENTURY

Details

A FEATHER-MOUNTED MIRROR
DESIGNED BY BILL CUNNIGNHAM, 20TH CENTURY
70 in. (178 cm.) high, 46 in. (117 cm.) wide

Provenance

Acquired from The Estate of Kenneth Paul Block.

Special notice

Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.

Sale room notice

This Lot is Withdrawn.

Lot Essay

It is not widely known that Bill Cunningham had a brief but illustrious career as a milliner in New York in the 1950s. His varied roster of clientele included names like Brooke Astor and Marilyn Monroe. Most famously, Bill Cunningham designed an elaborate headdress worn by Truman Capote to his Black and White Ball in 1966 and 1967. Though mostly undocumented, he designed a few select objects and pieces of furniture, including the present lot, for close friends. The present mirror was acquired directly from the estate of Kenneth Paul Block, who was gifted the mirror along with an ornate feathered mask.

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