Mario Buatta: Prince of Interiors
Mario Buatta: Prince of Interiors
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