Next month, Christie’s will auction 36 spectacular lots from a San Francisco home. What makes them so spectacular? The home’s interior was designed in 1937 by Frances Elkins (often referred to as “the first great California decorator”) and the pieces she commissioned, from the likes of Jean-Michel Frank and Alberto Giacometti, have remained in situ ever since, despite changes in ownership over time. “This is just the third owner,” noted Victoria Tudor, Head of Sale, Design, Christie’s New York, of these particular pieces. “That in and of itself is so pivotal for provenance when you come to an auction. It doesn’t get much better than this.”
Read more (and see examples of the truly exceptional pieces being offered) here.