A Paris Porcelain Centerpiece Urn
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Description
A Paris Porcelain Centerpiece Urn
Second Quarter 19th Century
with a removable copper flower grill.
Height 11 x width 16 1/2 x depth 9 inches.
Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, Southampton, New York
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 included in our June 18 Palm Beach Treasures online-only auction.
Second Quarter 19th Century
with a removable copper flower grill.
Height 11 x width 16 1/2 x depth 9 inches.
Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, Southampton, New York
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 included in our June 18 Palm Beach Treasures online-only auction.
Condition
The soft-paste porcelain form is in sound structural condition. The elaborately painted floral bands, which are of a very fine quality, remain brilliant. One of the figural swan handle displays an old repair from which a few fragments have not been retained. Visible on one half of the urn-foot is a hairline crack. Portions of the gilt finish display wear commensurate with age.
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A Paris Porcelain Centerpiece Urn
Estimate $600 - $800
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