'Sunburst' Mirror, for the residence of James and Beverly Coburn, Beverly Hills, circa 1970

Details

TONY DUQUETTE (1914-1999)
'Sunburst' Mirror, for the residence of James and Beverly Coburn, Beverly Hills, circa 1970
painted and gilt wood, painted plaster
48 x 73 x 12 in. (121.9 x 185.4 x 30.5 cm)

Provenance

James and Beverly Coburn, Beverly Hills, acquired directly from the artist, circa 1960
Paddle 8, Los Angeles, 27 February 2014
Acquired from the above by the present owner

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Lot Essay

The artist and designer Tony Duquette was good friends with Beverly Coburn (Kelly), first-wife to Hollywood actor James Coburn. Beverly and James lived together in a Spanish Colonial Revival home designed in 1927 by Harry Werner. In the late 1960s, Duquette decorated the interior with signature exuberant pieces, such as the present gilt wood and plaster 'Sunburst' mirror, which hung over the living-room doorway.

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