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Modern + Contemporary

Thu, Nov 11, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 358

Pair David Easton Designed Room Screens

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Custom made in 2005, each screen comprising six panels, each panel with two glass panes set in a mahogany frame, mahogany and brass tubular hinges, 75-3/4 x 43-1/2 x 1-1/2 in., each panel 21-3/4 in.

Provenance: According to consignor notes, purchased from Easton in 2005 for $25,655; Private Bluffton, South Carolina Collection

Note: Custom made by David Easton for the consignor?s New York home overlooking the Hudson River. Illustrated in Timeless Elegance: The Houses of David Easton by David Easton and Annette Tapert, New York: Tabori & Chang, 2010, pg. 202-205.

Condition

distress at hinges with some attachments and connections loose or separated, one hinge badly broken, several pieces off but present, another hinge with crack at base