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A Pair of Copeland Spode\'s Tower Transferware Pottery Stools
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold
$375
Timed Auction
Palm Beach Treasures: Online
Description
A Pair of Copeland Spode's Tower Transferware Pottery Stools
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Small, height 6 x width 13 x depth 10 inches. Large, height 18 x width 22 x depth 11 inches.
Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, Southampton, New York
Condition
The pair of stools are structurally sound however the smaller of the pair displays an old repair to one leg. Both stools display minor fleabite chips to the glaze.
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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