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Rare Console, circa 1937
Details
EMILIO TERRY (1890-1969)
Rare Console, circa 1937
painted plaster, painted wood
35 ½ x 64 x 23 in. (90.2 x 162.6 x 58.4 cm)
Rare Console, circa 1937
painted plaster, painted wood
35 ½ x 64 x 23 in. (90.2 x 162.6 x 58.4 cm)
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Zellerbach, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, circa 1937, commissioned from Frances Elkins (Gallery)
Norah and Norman Stone, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, 1994
Acquired from the above by the present owner, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, 2022
Norah and Norman Stone, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, 1994
Acquired from the above by the present owner, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, 2022
Literature
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1980, p. 211
D. Warwick Reed, "A New American Style, Why Frances Elkins is the decorator's decorator," The Connoisseur, London, January 1984, p. 87 (present lot illustrated)
J. Chatfield-Taylor, “An Elkins Revival: Classic Lines and Contemporary Art in San Francisco,” Architectural Digest, New York, special issue, vol. 53, no. 2, February 1996, pp. 144-151 (for a discussion of the interior)
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 259
F. Baudot, Universe of Style: Jean-Michel Frank, New York, 1999, pp. 28, 76
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, New York, 2005, pp. 112-113 (present lot illustrated), 108-123 (for a discussion of the commission)
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 254 (for a discussion of the commission), 340
Jean-Michel Frank, Un décorateur dans le Paris des années 30, exh. cat., Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, 2010, p. 63
P. E. Meza, Inventing the California Look, New York, 2022, pp. 227 (present lot illustrated), 226-229 (for a discussion of the commission)
S. Powell, Frances Elkins: Visionary American Designer, New York, 2023, pp. 174 (present lot illustrated), 174-179 (for a discussion of the commission)
D. Warwick Reed, "A New American Style, Why Frances Elkins is the decorator's decorator," The Connoisseur, London, January 1984, p. 87 (present lot illustrated)
J. Chatfield-Taylor, “An Elkins Revival: Classic Lines and Contemporary Art in San Francisco,” Architectural Digest, New York, special issue, vol. 53, no. 2, February 1996, pp. 144-151 (for a discussion of the interior)
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 259
F. Baudot, Universe of Style: Jean-Michel Frank, New York, 1999, pp. 28, 76
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, New York, 2005, pp. 112-113 (present lot illustrated), 108-123 (for a discussion of the commission)
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 254 (for a discussion of the commission), 340
Jean-Michel Frank, Un décorateur dans le Paris des années 30, exh. cat., Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, 2010, p. 63
P. E. Meza, Inventing the California Look, New York, 2022, pp. 227 (present lot illustrated), 226-229 (for a discussion of the commission)
S. Powell, Frances Elkins: Visionary American Designer, New York, 2023, pp. 174 (present lot illustrated), 174-179 (for a discussion of the commission)
Further details
In Situ Images: Photography by Flying Studio
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