Sale 5444
London, South Kensington
|
4 June 2008
Price realised
GBP 1,000
Estimate
A CONTINENTAL TOLE PEINTE LANTERN Probably 19th century Of rectangular form 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) high
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
Special Notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Gemma Sudlow, Head of Private & Iconic Collections, considers the English furniture that graced the dining rooms of two generations of Rockefellers
Impressionist & Modern specialists Max Carter and Jessica Fertig on how works collected by Gertrude Stein came to be acquired by Peggy and David Rockefeller
Pop art was not an all-American phenomenon — the UK, in fact, was where it started. Illustrated with works in our Modern British & Irish Art sale, 22 November
Christie’s Decorative Arts and Design specialists reveal the people, places and spaces that spark their senses
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014