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A White-Painted Carved Rope-Motif Transom Ornament
Estimate: $500-$700
Sold
$325
Timed Auction
Palm Beach Treasures: Online
Location
Palm Beach
Description
A White-Painted Carved Rope-Motif Transom Ornament
20th Century
the central panel inset with a mirror glass, the side panels inset lined with pale blue wallpaper.
Width 51 inches.
This lot is located in Palm Beach.
Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, Southampton, New York
Condition
The piece is in overall good condition with some surface wear and dust encrustations to the carved areas. All are consistent with age and the nature of the materials. Height 20 x width 51 x depth 5 inches.
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.Another sequence of lots from this collection will be offered in our June 18 Palm Beach Treasures online-only auction.
Quantity
1