Live Auction Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 10AM:
12. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s Louis XV Style Gilded and
Silver-Plated Three Light Bouillotte Lamp
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19,
1994) was the wife of John F. Kennedy from 1953 to 1963 and was known as
Jacqueline Kennedy or Jackie Kennedy. She served as First Lady of the United
States from 1961 until her husband's assassination in 1963. From 1968 until his
death in 1975, she was married to Aristotle Onassis and was known as Jacqueline
Onassis, Jackie Onassis, or more informally as Jackie O. In later years she had
a successful career as a book editor. She preferred her first name to be
pronounced in the French manner. She was highly regarded as a fashion icon.
Here is a rare opportunity to own a piece of Camelot! This Louis XV style lamp
was so well-loved by the Kennedys that it was taken from their Georgetown
residence to the West Sitting Room of the White House, and later to Mrs.
Onassis’s New York apartment.
Features three voluted candle branches and hand painted Chinoiserie lampshade of
tinned ferrous alloy, mounted on an ornate base. Includes three green candles.
Converts to electricity and includes original cords. Well documented in The
Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the 1996 Sotheby’s catalog.
Condition Report: Professionally cleaned in 1996 by an art conservation service,
improved grade from distressed to average condition
Size: 22 in. high (55.9 cm.)
Provenance: Sotheby’s, Manuscript Society News
Estimate: $35,000 – 50,000
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