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A PAIR OF LARGE GREEN-PAINTED CARVED WOODEN PALM FRONDS, 20TH CENTURY

Auction Closed

January 25, 03:59 AM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 10,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A PAIR OF LARGE GREEN-PAINTED CARVED WOODEN PALM FRONDS, 20TH CENTURY


height 139 in.; width 42 in.; depth 16 in.

353.1 cm; 106.7 cm; 40.6 cm

Janet Annenberg Hooker, Palm Beach

Christie’s New York, 28 September 1995, Lot 339

Kips Bay Show House, New York, 1997, Conservatory Landing

Janet Annenberg Hooker (1904-1997), of the Annenberg publishing family, was a philanthropist with a particular interest in jewellery and an important benefactor of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, where she endowed the display of the geology, gems and mineral collection. She also funded the redecoration of the Blue Room at the White House and the reception rooms at Blair House