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Palm Beach Furniture and Decorative Arts
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- Sale 1320
Live
| Palm Beach
May 22 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Palm Beach
Sale 1320
| Palm Beach
| Palm Beach
Estimate$1,000 – $1,500
Note:
The first sequence of lots in this auction come from the Southampton, New York home of the collectors Catherine Cahill, who is now deceased, and William L. Bernhard, who continues to live in their Park Avenue home in Manhattan. Lifelong New Yorkers, they passed the summers in Southampton and Washington, Connecticut, and the winters in Palm Beach, where Ms. Cahill decorated their retreat on Major Alley Way with the noted interior designer, Keith Irvine of Irvine and Fleming.
Ms. Cahill was an animal rights activist, and a daughter of John T. Cahill, a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and a named partner in the international law firm, Cahill Gordon & Reindel. Mr. Bernhard is a philanthropist and a descendant of the Lehman family of investment banking fame. He has served on many Boards of Directors, including the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, Film at Lincoln Center and the Winston Churchill Foundation.
Another sequence of lots from this collection will be offered in our June 18 Palm Beach Treasures online-only auction.
The chairs are in very good structural condition and retain most of their original water-gilt finish. The elaborately carved embellishments are crisp and of the highest quality but do display signs of wear commensurate with age. The silk-upholstered seats do display old staining.
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Donna Tribby
AVP, Senior Specialist, Furniture & Decorative Arts
Donna Tribby is a senior specialist in the Southeast region at Hindman.
Ms. Tribby joined the firm in 2013 and has handled notable auctions and collections such as those of Phillip and Mary Hullitar and the Kennedy Winter White House. She uses her extensive experience on daily basis to evaluate property from large collections and estates across all categories. She has over 38 years of experience in the art world, previously serving as Vice President of the Catalogue and Appraisal department at Sloan & Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Director of a major Palm Beach gallery. After her tenure as director, she went on to open Waddington & Tribby Fine Art in Boca Raton and West Palm Beach.
