A George III White-Painted and Parcel Gilt Settee
Circa 1770
Height 40 x width 70 1/2 x depth 25 inches.
Property from the Estate of Robert and Miriam Schallman, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Provenance:
Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, New York
Sotheby Parke Bernet, 17 May 1980, Lot 297
Christie's, New York, Important English Furniture & Objects of Art, 22 April 1989, Lot 71
Note:
Robert "Buddy" Schallman (1924-2004, pictured right) was a lifelong resident of Shaker Heights, Ohio. For fifty years he bought and ran Phillips Syrup Corporation, a Cleveland manufacturer of sundae toppings, milkshake bases, pancake syrups and other sweets. Together with his wife Miriam B. Schallman (née Berkman, 1928-2017, pictured left)—who he met in Boston before marrying in 1948—and two daughters, the family resided in a brick Georgian Colonial house designed by prominent Cleveland architect Munroe "Monty" Copper in 1926-27. Both Robert and Miriam were avid golfers; their travels throughout the US and abroad often revolved around the sport. They were members of the Banyan Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, and spent winters in Palm Beach before moving there permanently in the 1990s. Both were known for their senses of humor and loved to attend parties and dance with large groups of friends, in addition to serving as energetic and philanthropic members of their community in Cleveland.
Condition
Prior glue repair to the front leg.
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