Sale 2813
New York
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14 - 15 January 2014
Price realised
USD 1,500
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This lot is offered without a reserve
A GROUP OF SIX VICTORIAN TINSEL PICTURES OF HISTORIC FIGURES, 19TH CENTURY The largest 16½in. (41.9cm.) high, 14in. (35.6cm.) wide overall (6)
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PROPERTY FROM AN EAST HAMPTON PRIVATE COLLECTION
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He worked in fashion, theatre and film, but du Plantier is perhaps best known for his furniture — superb examples of which are now offered at Christie’s in Paris
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