Lot 133
  • 133

A Luso-Brazilian Rococo style brass-mounted hardwood commode 20th century

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • hardwood, brass
  • height 39 in.; width 66 1/2 in.; depth 24 in.
  • 99.5 cm; 169 cm; 61 cm

Provenance

Frances Elkins
Christie's Los Angeles, The Duquette Collection, March 12-14, 2001, lot 58

Literature

Anonymous, 'They Live in an ex-Movie Studio,' Vogue, April 15, 1957, p. 123
Lee, Sarah Tomerlin, 'Here Enter The House of a Magician,' House Beautiful, June 1965, p. 111
Duquette, Tony, 'The Lure of a Baroque Imagination: Designer's Los Angeles Studio/Residence,' Architectural Digest, March 1978, p. 108

Condition

With scattered age and construction cracks, abrasions and dents. Small losses to wood at edges in areas; not extensive and some now with shallow infill in areas. Partially refinished; visible on top. Mounts with rubbing, oxidation and surface dirt. In good condition.
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