Estate / Collection: The Boston and Newport Collections of a Distinguished British Family
20th century
Each eagle-form finial perched atop a fluted column piercing a palmette and stylized lion-head scroll, all surmounting a stepped plinth. Height 19 1/2 inches (49.5 cm), width 9 1/2 inches (24.2 cm), depth 4 1/4 inches (10.3 cm).
Sold for $832
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,800
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: The Boston and Newport Collections of a Distinguished British Family
20th century
Each eagle-form finial perched atop a fluted column piercing a palmette and stylized lion-head scroll, all surmounting a stepped plinth. Height 19 1/2 inches (49.5 cm), width 9 1/2 inches (24.2 cm), depth 4 1/4 inches (10.3 cm).
With later green felt to bottom rubbing to gilding, small dings and dents to edges.
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Auction: The Boston and Newport Collections of a Distinguished British Family, Jan 22, 2025
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held the successful auction The Boston and Newport Collections of a Distinguished British Family on January 22, 2025. This landmark sale saw strong prices for furniture, decorations, silver and art. The owner, from the world of publishing, was born in London to an American mother and British father. They enlisted the celebrated London decorator Kenneth Neame to design their residences in Gloucestershire, Palm Beach and Manhattan, imbuing these homes with taste and grandeur. Over time, the owner enriched the collection with exceptional pieces, displayed at his magnificent Boston Back Bay apartment and summer residence in Newport. Bidders from both sides of the Atlantic vied for exquisite artifacts reflecting the beau monde of the sixties through the eighties at the height of its elegance and style.