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BY CHRISTOFLE & CIE., PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A French electroplated and cut glass three-piece garniture de table
By Christofle & Cie., Paris, Last quarter 19th Century
Comprising a centre-piece and a pair of tazze: the centre-piece with removable oval glass dish, resting on a naturalistic base cast with fruit, leaves and scrolling branches, flanked to the sides by a seated putto playing with a bird, the underside stamped CHRISTOFLE and numbered 1513761; the tazze en suite, each with seated putto blowing a horn, also stamped to the underside CHRISTOFLE and numbered 1494482
The centre-piece: 8 in. (20 cm.) high; 9¾ in. (25 cm.) wide; 22½ in. (57 cm.) long The tazze: 20 in. (51 cm.) high; 9¾ in. (25 cm.) diameter (3)
By Christofle & Cie., Paris, Last quarter 19th Century
Comprising a centre-piece and a pair of tazze: the centre-piece with removable oval glass dish, resting on a naturalistic base cast with fruit, leaves and scrolling branches, flanked to the sides by a seated putto playing with a bird, the underside stamped CHRISTOFLE and numbered 1513761; the tazze en suite, each with seated putto blowing a horn, also stamped to the underside CHRISTOFLE and numbered 1494482
The centre-piece: 8 in. (20 cm.) high; 9¾ in. (25 cm.) wide; 22½ in. (57 cm.) long The tazze: 20 in. (51 cm.) high; 9¾ in. (25 cm.) diameter (3)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.