A PAIR OF GILT-GESSO MIRRORS
A PAIR OF GILT-GESSO MIRRORS

CIRCA 1930, SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS

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A PAIR OF GILT-GESSO MIRRORS
CIRCA 1930, SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS
In the George II style, with broken pediment above pounced frame with foliate scrolls in slight relief, shell centered on scrolled apron
70 in. (178 cm.) high, 33 in. (84 cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
Acquired from R. Langhorne, London for £130 ($442).
Literature
S. M. Salny, 'Historic Interiors: Frances Elkins. A Surviving Example of the Noted Designer's Work', Architectural Digest, July 1980, p. 88.
K. Coventry, D. Meyer and A. Miller, Classic Country Estates of Lake Forest, New York, 2003, p. 270.
S. E. Cohen and S. S. Benjamin, North Shore Chicago: Houses of the Lakefront Suburb 1890-1940, New York, 2004, p. 278.
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, 2005, pp. 66-67.

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