Desk, from the Master Bedroom of the Robert R. Blacker House, Pasadena, California
- Date
- c.1908
- made in
- Pasadena, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Furniture
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 129
- Dimensions
- 30 3/8 x 44 x 31 1/8 in. (76.5 x 111.6 x 79 cm)
- Credit Line
- Friends Endowment Fund, the Marjorie Wyman Endowment Fund, the Joseph H. and Elizabeth E. Bascom Trust, the Richard Brumbaugh Trust in memory of Richard Irving Brumbaugh and Grace Lischer Brumbaugh, funds given by an anonymous donor, and the Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Foundation
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 60:2001
Provenance
c.1908 - 1946
Robert R. Blacker and family, Blacker House, 1177 Hillcrest, Pasadena, CA, USA, commissioned from Charles and Henry Greene [1]
c.1947 - c.1950
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Bockelmann, Blacker House, 1177 Hillcrest, Pasadena, CA, purchased residence and furnishings [2]
early 1950s-
Private Collection, purchased at private sale [3]
2000/12/08
At auction, "Important 20th Century Decoration Arts, " Christies, New York, December 8, 2000, lot no. 17 [4]
- 2001
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, NY
2001-
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc. [5]
Notes:
[1] Robert R. Blacker commissioned the Greenes to design the residence and furnishings, various outbuildings, and the gardens. The 5.1 acres, buildings, and furnishings remained intact until the death of Nellie Blacker, the last Blacker family member, in 1946 [Randall Makinson, "Greene & Greene: The Blacker House," (Salt Lake City, 2000)].
[2] In 1947 the property was divided and some of the outbuildings were sold along with the smaller parcels of the property. A series of probably three owners purchased the main residence in the period between 1947 and c.1950, including C. O. Bockelmann (see note [1]).
[3] A series of different owners (possibly three, including the Bockelmanns) had possession of the property (grounds, house, furnishings) between the death of the last Blacker family member in 1946 and c.1950-51 purchase of the reduced grounds and house by Max and Margery Hill. One of the interim owners (possibly the Bockelmanns, according to Ted Bosley, Director, The Gamble House) conducted a "yard sale" and disposed of many of the home's original furnishings during the 1947-c.1950 period. The table was very likely among those items sold [SLAM document files].
[4] See auction catalog ["Important 20th Century Decorative Arts," Christie's, New York, December 8, 2000, lot no. 17].
[5] Invoice dated May 29, 2001 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Commitee of the Board of Trustees, December 4, 2001.
Robert R. Blacker and family, Blacker House, 1177 Hillcrest, Pasadena, CA, USA, commissioned from Charles and Henry Greene [1]
c.1947 - c.1950
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Bockelmann, Blacker House, 1177 Hillcrest, Pasadena, CA, purchased residence and furnishings [2]
early 1950s-
Private Collection, purchased at private sale [3]
2000/12/08
At auction, "Important 20th Century Decoration Arts, " Christies, New York, December 8, 2000, lot no. 17 [4]
- 2001
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, NY
2001-
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc. [5]
Notes:
[1] Robert R. Blacker commissioned the Greenes to design the residence and furnishings, various outbuildings, and the gardens. The 5.1 acres, buildings, and furnishings remained intact until the death of Nellie Blacker, the last Blacker family member, in 1946 [Randall Makinson, "Greene & Greene: The Blacker House," (Salt Lake City, 2000)].
[2] In 1947 the property was divided and some of the outbuildings were sold along with the smaller parcels of the property. A series of probably three owners purchased the main residence in the period between 1947 and c.1950, including C. O. Bockelmann (see note [1]).
[3] A series of different owners (possibly three, including the Bockelmanns) had possession of the property (grounds, house, furnishings) between the death of the last Blacker family member in 1946 and c.1950-51 purchase of the reduced grounds and house by Max and Margery Hill. One of the interim owners (possibly the Bockelmanns, according to Ted Bosley, Director, The Gamble House) conducted a "yard sale" and disposed of many of the home's original furnishings during the 1947-c.1950 period. The table was very likely among those items sold [SLAM document files].
[4] See auction catalog ["Important 20th Century Decorative Arts," Christie's, New York, December 8, 2000, lot no. 17].
[5] Invoice dated May 29, 2001 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Commitee of the Board of Trustees, December 4, 2001.
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