Blast from the Past - items for Parish Hadley!

In late May, the Millea Brothers auction house had a sale including a number of lots from the estate of Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski (LINK here). Mrs. Kwiatkowski’s Connecticut home had been designed by Alan Wanzenberg and the interiors were done by Parish Hadley. It was very exciting to see a few items we made for the project, which, except for the wall-mount hurricanes, we STILL have the floor models for! Below are 3 lots from the sale and in each case the sale item is listed first and then our model or file photo. ENJOY!

Lot 3028 - This was very exciting to find. The model is an 18th Century Regence commode which is deceptively difficult to make. The serpentine or double-bombe front is the first challenge and then the patterns of the drawers alternate and are created using pieces of wood with molded profile edges. Which are on curved surfaces of course! The model in fact has 3 smaller drawers in the top and 2 full-width drawers below. Model R662.

FPV model R662, an 18th Century Regence style commode.

Lot 3071 - This is library bench, model R1058, the original version of which could be turned around and used as a library ladder!

A very old file photo of the original version of this model. Some of the ladder steps are visible between the front and back legs. Model R1058

Lot 3023 - A pair of wall-mounted hurricane lamps in the style of George III, model R119, with smoke bell caps. This pair in the sale had been electrified and also bore our old mark (“Facsimilie Reproduction by Frederick P. Victoria"

This file photo shows the inlaid brass border better. Model R119