"The David Easton Collection" 2007 Doyle New York
$250
[131] pp.
571 lots
Doyle New York
2007
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Balderbrae: David Easton’s (1937-2020) former estate.
Easton has designed some of the biggest and more impressive houses in the country – including the famous Kluge mansion, Albemarle House. Needing a place to get away from it all, he and his partner Jimmy Steinmeyer, the artist, bought the country property in 1980. Named Balderbrae, the estate is located in Suffern, New York, only 45 minutes from NYC. The original 1910 stone cottage and overgrown garden greatly appealed to Easton, but the accommodations proved too small. To make the estate more functional, Easton then designed and built the shingled and stone enfilade across from the original structure, which was turned into a two-bedroom guest house. A swimming pool was built between the two houses. The grounds were magnificent with a large alley of trees that overlook a state park. The pair lived at Balderbrae for twenty years, during which time, the house was published in several design magazines. When it came time to move, an auction was held in 2007 at Doyles- the final sales totaled $1,607,140.
Easton’s collection was varied, from the fine to the rustic. The finer items came from places like English castles and Colefax and Fowler. Several pieces were bought from Geoffrey Bennison. The famous Dutch chandelier hanging in the main living room sold for $12,000, while an Italian chandelier so popular today sold for $24,000. The large mirror in his bedroom, designed by Easton and later reproduced, sold for $12,000 – its value was only $4,000. Many of his pieces are trendy today – like his Swedish chairs and sunburst mirrors, yet he had bought them decades before.