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Balcony Rail from the James Byrne Residence, 270 Park Avenue, New York, circa 1920
Details
WILHELM HUNT DIEDERICH (1884-1953)
Balcony Rail from the James Byrne Residence, 270 Park Avenue, New York, circa 1920
patinated wrought-iron, brass
mounted on a later custom painted metal base
25 ¾ x 64 x 1 ¼ in. (65.5 x 162.5 x 3.2 cm) (without base)
26 ¼ x 66 x 6 in. (66.6 x 167.5 x 15.2 cm) (with base)
Balcony Rail from the James Byrne Residence, 270 Park Avenue, New York, circa 1920
patinated wrought-iron, brass
mounted on a later custom painted metal base
25 ¾ x 64 x 1 ¼ in. (65.5 x 162.5 x 3.2 cm) (without base)
26 ¼ x 66 x 6 in. (66.6 x 167.5 x 15.2 cm) (with base)
Provenance
James Byrne, commissioned directly from the artist, 270 Park Avenue, New York, circa 1920
Thence by descent
Freeman's, Philadelphia, 16 October 2016, lot 5
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Thence by descent
Freeman's, Philadelphia, 16 October 2016, lot 5
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Hunt Diederich, exh. cat., Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts, New York, 2018, cat. no. 7 (for another balcony rail from the James Byrne commission)
Exhibited
New York, Kingore Galleries, Hunt Diederich, April-May 1920, no. 27 or 28 or 29
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Elegance of Outline: Silhouettes by Hunt Diederich, 1884-1953, September-October 2021
Roselyn Harbor, NY, Nassau County Museum of Art, Deco at 100, January-June 2025
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Elegance of Outline: Silhouettes by Hunt Diederich, 1884-1953, September-October 2021
Roselyn Harbor, NY, Nassau County Museum of Art, Deco at 100, January-June 2025
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