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Two Pairs of English Porcelain Plates
Estimate: $200-$400
Sold
$200
Timed Auction
Palm Beach Treasures: Online
Size
Larger, diameter 9 inches.
Description
Two Pairs of English Porcelain Plates
19th Century
Larger, diameter 9 inches.
Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, Southampton, New York
Condition
The green floral and foliate plates have some gilt rubbed in the center design; the raised blue border plates, D: 8 1/2", have minor gilt rubbing on the rims.
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
1