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26 March 2020
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Dorothy Draper

"Cheese" tables from The Greenbrier Hotel, pair

USA, c. 1947
lacquered wood, glass 23¼ h × 24¼ dia in (59 × 62 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $3,000
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provenance: The Greenbrier Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia | Collection of Pavel Zoubok and Paul A. Baglio Jr.

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The Old White

Dorothy Draper Reinvigorates a Classic

In 1947, when Dorothy Draper was chosen to revive The Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, she was already a well-known New York society designer. This impressive undertaking—restoring a historic hotel after it had been used as a temporary hospital for wounded veterans—took her just sixteen months to complete, with an unprecedented budget of $4.2 million. The design was described as "thoroughly American and traditionally Southern in that all important quality, hospitality" and a "veritable home-away-from-home for those who seek pleasure and rest."

The Greenbrier Hotel's interiors were outfitted with exuberant, over-sized floral prints, luxurious gilt and marble surfaces and details, and large, airy spaces that created an atmosphere of elegance and ease.
 

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