$92,500
William (Billy) Haines
game suite from the Desert Living Room at the Golden Gate International Exposition
USA, 1939 leather, parchment over wood, sinew, turquoise, linen, Bakelite, brass, nickel-plated brass 44½ w x 24½ d x 29½ h in (113 x 62 x 75 cm)
result: $92,500
Suite includes game table, pair of chairs, table lamp and game pieces.
Table measures: 44.5 w x 24.5 d x 29.5 h inches, chairs measure: 24 w x 27.5 d x 32.5 h inches and table lamp measures: 11 w x 11 d x 25.5 h inches.
provenance: Collection of the artist | Acquired in 1942 by David May II and Ann Rutherford, Beverly Hills | 2012 Ann Rutherford Dozier Trust | Private collection, Los Angeles
exhibited: Golden Gate International Exposition , 18 February - 29 October 1939, San Francisco
literature: Decorative Arts: Official Catalog Department of Fine Arts Division of Decorative Arts , Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, ppg. 13, 48, 53, fig. 371 illustrates interior Class Act: William Haines Legendary Hollywood Director , Schifando and Mathison, ppg. 88-91
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2012-12-13
