Late Victorian Painted Mirror As Brass Fire Screen
Late Victorian Painted Mirror mounted as a Brass Fire Screen, Early 20th C. Gorgeous.
Dimensions: 26.75" H x 18.5" W
Provenance: From the estates of Thomas Johnson Hubbard and Anne Attfield Hubbard of Bronxville NY and Cornwall CT. Tom served as chairman of the New York Botanical Garden and the Metropolitan Opera Guild; he and Anne were patrons of many non-profits including the Preservation League of New York State, the Cary Institute, Scenic Hudson, Peconic Land Trust and the National Trust for Scotland. Tom was from an old Cornwall family with deep New England roots, and was a lifelong advocate for his beloved Town. Anne was born in Liverpool, England in 1933. With the onset of World War II and the German "Blitz" of British cities, she and her younger sister were among the 3000 British children evacuated to North America for safety. Welcomed into an American home, Anne remained in the United States after the war while keeping close to her English family. She attended Smith College and trained at the Katherine Gibbs School before meeting Tom, a WWII Navy veteran and graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Law School.Apart from their philanthropy, the Hubbards traveled widely in the British Isles and elsewhere, and were lifelong collectors of art and antiques.
Late Victorian Painted Mirror mounted as a Brass Fire Screen, Early 20th C. Gorgeous.
Dimensions: 26.75" H x 18.5" W
Provenance: From the estates of Thomas Johnson Hubbard and Anne Attfield Hubbard of Bronxville NY and Cornwall CT. Tom served as chairman of the New York Botanical Garden and the Metropolitan Opera Guild; he and Anne were patrons of many non-profits including the Preservation League of New York State, the Cary Institute, Scenic Hudson, Peconic Land Trust and the National Trust for Scotland. Tom was from an old Cornwall family with deep New England roots, and was a lifelong advocate for his beloved Town. Anne was born in Liverpool, England in 1933. With the onset of World War II and the German "Blitz" of British cities, she and her younger sister were among the 3000 British children evacuated to North America for safety. Welcomed into an American home, Anne remained in the United States after the war while keeping close to her English family. She attended Smith College and trained at the Katherine Gibbs School before meeting Tom, a WWII Navy veteran and graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Law School.Apart from their philanthropy, the Hubbards traveled widely in the British Isles and elsewhere, and were lifelong collectors of art and antiques.