3-Piece Bedroom Set Commissioned for Mark Hopkins San Francisco Residence

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3-Piece Bedroom Set Commissioned for Mark Hopkins San Francisco Residence

Carved and decorated Louis XVI three piece bedroom suite comprising a full size bed, side cabinet and commode. Cabinet and commode are marble topped. The solid cherry suite features garlands of flowers, gilt trim, silver plated locks and handprinted panels in the style of Virgilio Tojetti (Italian, 1851-1901). These were part of the second floor bridal chamber known as the "Pompadour Room" of the Mark Hopkins Nob Hill mansion. Attributed to Herter Brothers. The room had an exuberant frescoed ceiling with flowing pink and blue flowers. The beds had massive window curtains and canopies. The bedroom suite was in many Hollywood films, including "Notorious" with Cary Grant, Ingmar Bergman and Alfred Hitchcock. Mark Hopkins was known as one of the "Big Four" in San Francisco in the late 19th century. He was one of the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad. Hopkins choose to build his mansion on the fashionable Nob Hill (originally called California Hill) where his fellow multimillionaires also resided. Sadly Hopkins would not see his mansion and it was completed in 1878 after his death. The palatial mansion survived the 1906 earthquake but was destroyed in the fire that followed in the days after. Dimensions: (approximately) bed: 62.5"h x 58"w x 81"l (outer); 75"l x 52.5"w (inner), side cabinet: 40"h x 25.25"w x 23.5"d, commode 30"h x 18"w x 18"d. For shipping quote: (inside California) Delbert McCrea 831-566-6088; (outside California) Alexander Services 203-324-4012.

Condition:

Studio prop condition, not well taken care of. Repainted. Key does not lock cabinet. Scattered craquluere over painting. Significant scattered cracking and small losses overall. Upper drawer of commode sticks.

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Estimate: $2,500 - $5,000

Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium

$7,260

01/16/2020

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3-Piece Bedroom Set Commissioned for Mark Hopkins San Francisco Residence