Lot Essay
A pair and another single example of the same form as this centrepiece were sold from the Collections of Lily and Edmond J. Safra, Sotheby's, New York, 8-21 October 2011, lots 971 (pair) and 972 (one).
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EARLY 19TH CENTURY, GILT STAR MARK
Details
A DOCCIA CENTREPIECE BOWL OR VASE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, GILT STAR MARK
Naturalistically modelled as an upturned conch shell supported on rockwork and coral branches on a shell-encrusted base
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, GILT STAR MARK
Naturalistically modelled as an upturned conch shell supported on rockwork and coral branches on a shell-encrusted base
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Special notice
From time to time, Christie's may offer a lot which it owns in whole or in part. This is such a lot.