Sale 1712
New York
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27 October 2006
Price realised
USD 5,760
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A CHINESE LAC BURGAUTE AND MALACHITE INSET SILVERED TABLE CABINET ON LATER STAND** EARLY 20TH CENTURY, SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS Of rectangular form, two doors inset to the reverse with 18th 19th century lac burgaute panels, enclosing a fitted interior with malachite drawer fronts and fresh-water pearl drop pulls, on a stand with pierced brackets and square legs 38 in. (97 cm.) high, 14 in. (35.5 cm.) wide, 11¾ in. (30 cm.) deep
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Literature
S. M. Salny, 'Frances Elkins: A Forward-Looking Icon of European Chic and American Style', Architectural Digest ('Interior Design Legends'), January 2000, p. 167. S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, 2005, p. 75.
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