Phipps, Ogden | ||||||||||
type | Collector | |||||||||
dates | 1908-2002 | |||||||||
city | Spring Hill | |||||||||
state | NY | |||||||||
other cities | New York, NY; West Palm Beach, FL; | |||||||||
sex | M | |||||||||
history |
Collector of French antiques, thoroughbred breeder, and a former chairman of the family-owned Bessemer Trust Company. Among the items auctioned from his estate by Sotheby's, October, 2002, were a rare Régence desk with ormolu mounts by Noël Gérard, a Louis XVI parquetry commode signed by Pierre-Harry Mewesen, a group of Louis XV giltwood fauteuils by Jacques-Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, and a pair of Louis XVI marquetry bookcases signed by Nicolas Petit. His art collection had works by Claude Monet and John Singer Sargent. |
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decades | 1930-1940 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 |
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updated | 10/31/2024 13:33:17 | |||||||||
research links |
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