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A Pair of Danish Walnut Slipper Chairs with Needlepoint Upholstery
Estimate: $500-$700
Sold
$1,300
Timed Auction
Palm Beach Treasures: Online
Description
A Pair of Danish Walnut Slipper Chairs with Needlepoint Upholstery
19th Century
Height 38 1/2 x width 18 3/4 x depth 27 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, Southampton, New York
Condition
The chairs are in good solid condition; the needlework is starting to wear and fray in one area of one chair, near the top.
Provenance
Provenance:Louis Bofferding, New YorkNote:The first sequence of lots in this auction come from the Southampton, New York home of the collectors Catherine Cahill, who is now deceased, and William L. Bernhard, who continues to live in their Park Avenue home in Manhattan. Lifelong New Yorkers, they passed the summers in Southampton and Washington, Connecticut, and the winters in Palm Beach, where Ms. Cahill decorated their retreat on Major Alley Way with the noted interior designer, Keith Irvine of Irvine and Fleming. Ms Cahill was an animal rights activist, and a daughter of John T. Cahill, a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and a named partner in the international law firm, Cahill Gordon & Reindel. Mr. Bernhard is a philanthropist and a descendant of the Lehman family of investment banking fame. He has served on many Boards of Directors, including the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, Film at Lincoln Center and the Winston Churchill Foundation.
Quantity
1