Edward Algernon Stuart Douglas
(British, 1848-1918)
At the Start
Sale 1320 - Palm Beach Furniture and Decorative Arts
May 22, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Palm Beach
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Estimate
$1,000 -
1,500
Price Realized
$1,778
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Edward Algernon Stuart Douglas
(British, 1848-1918)
At the Start
oil on canvas
signed and dated E. A. S. Douglas/ 1880 (lower right)
27 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, Southampton, New York
Provenance:
Sold: Christie's, New York, September 13, 2000, lot 167
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.
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