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Article: Fine French furniture stars
- Article from:
- Antiques & Collecting Magazine
- Article date:
- February 1, 2000
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CopyrightCopyright Lightner Publishing Corporation Feb 2000. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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San Francisco, Calif Sales of formal French furniture and 18th century French Provincial furniture were brisk at Butterfield & Butterfield's Furniture and Decorative Arts auction, December 7, 1999. Property belonging to the late Katherine Hanrahan, described by San Francisco's Nob Hill Gazette as a "petite patroness of the arts ... elegant and sophisticated in her tastes," was especially irresistible to buyers. Practically anything with the "Hanrahan pedigree" sold for extraordinary prices. A fine Regence style, gilt ...