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SAMUEL YELLIN (1884-1940) J. Walter Thompson Company Offices Graybar Building Gate circa 1927-38wrought iron, with a scroll shaped handle, stamped 'YELLIN' on the handle and frameheight 83 1/2in (212cm); width 36 1/2in (92.5cm) image 1
SAMUEL YELLIN (1884-1940) J. Walter Thompson Company Offices Graybar Building Gate circa 1927-38wrought iron, with a scroll shaped handle, stamped 'YELLIN' on the handle and frameheight 83 1/2in (212cm); width 36 1/2in (92.5cm) image 2
SAMUEL YELLIN (1884-1940) J. Walter Thompson Company Offices Graybar Building Gate circa 1927-38wrought iron, with a scroll shaped handle, stamped 'YELLIN' on the handle and frameheight 83 1/2in (212cm); width 36 1/2in (92.5cm) image 3
SAMUEL YELLIN (1884-1940) J. Walter Thompson Company Offices Graybar Building Gate circa 1927-38wrought iron, with a scroll shaped handle, stamped 'YELLIN' on the handle and frameheight 83 1/2in (212cm); width 36 1/2in (92.5cm) image 4
Lot 12W

SAMUEL YELLIN (1884-1940)
J. Walter Thompson Company Offices Graybar Building Gate
circa 1927-38
wrought iron, with a scroll shaped handle, stamped 'YELLIN' on the handle and frame
height 83 1/2in (212cm); width 36 1/2in (92.5cm)

Amended
17 December 2020, 11:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$5,100 inc. premium

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SAMUEL YELLIN (1884-1940)

J. Walter Thompson Company Offices Graybar Building Gate
circa 1927-38
wrought iron, with a scroll shaped handle, stamped 'YELLIN' on the handle and frame
height 83 1/2in (212cm); width 36 1/2in (92.5cm)

Footnotes

James Walter Thompson (1847-1928) was an advertising pioneer and founder of the J. Walter Thompson Company.

In 1927 the New York office moved from 244 Madison Avenue to the Graybar Building at 420 Lexington Avenue. One of the company's advertising executives, Helen Lansdowne Resor, commissioned a number of designers, including Samuel Yellin, to decorate the new corporate headquarters. Yellin's work on the JWT headquarters is recorded on job card #2660.

Provenance
J. Walter Thompson Company, New York, circa 1927-38
Gifted to Duke University, 2010
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Saleroom notices

Please note that the estimate should read $5,000-7,000, not $8,000-12,000 as printed in the auction catalogue.

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