Sale 12257
New York
|
25 October 2016
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOHN F. FORT
Price realised
USD 500
Estimate
A ROMAN PALE GREEN GLASS UNGUENTARIUM CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. 2 ¼ in. (5.1 cm.) high
Provenance
with Ben H. Ward, Houston. Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1996.
Contact Client Service
info@christies.com
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
infoasia@christies.com
Asia +852 2760 1766
Exhibited
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glass of Imperial Rome from the John F. Fort Collection, 2 June-6 October 2002.
Pre-Lot Text
International Head of Antiquities G. Max Bernheimer surveys some magnificent examples, while Laetitia Delaloye offers an expert introduction
Hauntingly lifelike, these remarkable portraits were positioned over the heads of mummies and wrapped in place almost 2,000 years ago
The legends of the sky god who lost an eye, the unborn child who was sewn into his father’s thigh, and more
Interior designer Robert Kime on how he came to acquire this magnificent tapestry — depicting a scene in the life of Alexander the Great — for just £7,500
The Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale totals £128,081,750
Textile designer Neisha Crosland on why she was drawn to a Raoul Dufy advertisement for a Bianchini Férier fabric