Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Live Auction

Modern Design, Jackie O & Luxury

Sat, Jan 17, 2015 12:00PM EST - Sun, Jan 18, 2015 12:00PM EST
Lot 12

William (Billy) Haines Table

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Dining/game table in suite with the following two lots. After his successful career as a leading man in film ended in scandal in the mid-1930s, Billy Haines expanded the nascent interior design studio he had begun with partner Jimmie Shields and quickly became the favorite of Hollywood society. Blending Classical form with modernist purity, Haines' talent attracted clients such as Joan Crawford, George Cukor, Carole Lombard, and Gloria Swanson in the early days, continuing into the 1970s with Betsy Bloomingdale, Walter and Leonore Annenberg, and Ronald and Nancy Reagan, among others. 24"h, 42"dia. (Key Word Search: James Mont, Serge Roche, Karl Springer, Tommi Parzinger, Billy William Haines, Gabriella Crespi, Harvey Probber, Dorothy Draper, Charles Hollis Jones, Hollywood Regency, Charles & Ray Eames era, vintage, retro, mid-century, midcentury modern, dining/breakfast/game)

Condition

average, brass is in good condition with patina to the metal, gold finish is worn and the top is in need of refinishing, wear consistent with age and moderate use