Damascus inlaid box, sourced Parish-Hadley, 19th c., mixed wood marquetry inlay, decorated with concentric geometric bands, opening to compartmentalized storage, the inner lid painted with the Christogram IHS encircled by flowering vines, on pad feet, 5"h x 14.5"l x 14"w

Provenance: Furnishings from the Estate of Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski, a Parish-Hadley Commission

Notes/Literature: Model, socialite, and Andy Warhol protege, Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski, made her name as a young editor at Interview Magazine and as a popular subject of the Society pages. Later marrying German industrialist and polo champion Henryk de Kwiatkowski, they built a Connecticut country estate and stables, designed by architect Alan Wanzenberg and decorated by legendary interior designers Sister Parish and Albert Haley

Good, wear typical of age and material including scattered veneer losses, wood nicks and scratches, crack to under board, remnant lock lacking mechanism, box interior overall worn with splinters, scuffs, discolorations, painted panel with dirty surface and scattered flaking **Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (973) 377-1500 or e-mail info@milleabros.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.