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A Reverse Painted and Silver-Leafed Glass Veneered Commode
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold
$800
Timed Auction
Palm Beach Treasures: Online
Description
A Reverse Painted and Silver-Leafed Glass Veneered Commode
20th Century
2-drawer bombe form commode.
Height 33 x width 28 x depth 17 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, Southampton, New York
Condition
The commode is in very sturdy structural condition with reverse painted silver leaf panels that are unbroken and display very well. The chest is intentionally patinated and also display nicks to the painted case which are commensurate with age.
Provenance
Note: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
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