A Seven-Piece Red Painted Chinoiserie Decorated Salon Suite
Early 20th Century
Comprising a settee, two armchairs and four stools
Height of settee 36 x width 47 x depth 24 x seat height 15 inches; armchairs height 35 1/2 x width 27 x depth 22 x seat height 16 inches; the stools height 16 x width 14 1/2 x depth 14 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, Southampton, New York

Provenance:
Cove Landing, 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 offered in our June 18 Palm Beach Treasures online-only auction.

Structurally sound. The painted surfaces are faded with some some nicks, minor scratches and losses to be expected with age and normal, gentle use. The embroidered black upholstery is slightly worn and scattered tears.