No. 1699
Duquette loved the 18th-century Chinese snowflake screens in the collection of his friend,
the famous Hollywood costume designer known simply as Adrian. In 1952 Tony created
his own modern version of the traditional snowflake pattern for an interior in Beverly Hills.
He later produced more of these screens for MGM Studios and 20th Century Fox for such
films as The King and I and Call Me Madame. Inspired by Duquette’s signature snowflake
screens, the three-panel Paris Snowflake Screen reflects the same organic beauty and
intricacy of the original. Squares of cast aluminum frame each panel’s five delicate,
cascading aluminum snowflakes before terminating to small, square feet that slightly
raise the screen from the floor. The panels are individually hinged and finished with
each snowflake tipped in coral for brilliant contrast. Circa 1951.
w 36 ½" d 1 ½" h 75"
finish option 1: gold leaf finish option 2: silver gilt
three individual hinged screen panels
PARISS N ow f l A k eS C Ree NS
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Yellow
Angle@Y
Black
Angle@K
Magenta
Angle@M
Cyan
Angle@C
Warm Gray 4
Angle@K
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