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Dressing Table, circa 1937
Details
FRANCES ELKINS (1887-1953)
Dressing Table, circa 1937
possibly produced by Myron Oliver Studio, Monterey, California
silver leaf, wood, silvered bronze, glass
with a mid-18th century Louis XV tabouret in painted wood, silk upholstery, and patinated steel
30 x 45 ½ x 17 ¾ in. (76.2 x 115.6 x 45.1 cm)
Dressing Table, circa 1937
possibly produced by Myron Oliver Studio, Monterey, California
silver leaf, wood, silvered bronze, glass
with a mid-18th century Louis XV tabouret in painted wood, silk upholstery, and patinated steel
30 x 45 ½ x 17 ¾ in. (76.2 x 115.6 x 45.1 cm)
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Zellerbach, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, circa 1937, commissioned from Frances Elkins (Dressing Room)
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
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)
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, New York, 2005, pp. 115 (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, p. 254 (for a discussion of the commission)
P. E. Meza, Inventing the California Look, New York, 2022, pp. 226-229 (for a discussion of the commission)
S. Powell, Frances Elkins: Visionary American Designer, New York, 2023, pp. 174-179 (for a discussion of the commission)
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, New York, 2005, pp. 115 (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, p. 254 (for a discussion of the commission)
P. E. Meza, Inventing the California Look, New York, 2022, pp. 226-229 (for a discussion of the commission)
S. Powell, Frances Elkins: Visionary American Designer, New York, 2023, pp. 174-179 (for a discussion of the commission)
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