Sale 1993
New York
|
25 April 2008
Price realised
USD 39,400
Estimate
A GEORGE II WALNUT CHEST-ON-CHEST CIRCA 1740 Of rectangular form, with three frieze frawers above three long drawers, all framed by canted fluted corners, the base with a slide surface above three long drawers, with a starburst, on bracket feet 78 in. (198 cm.) high, 42 in. (107 cm.) wide, 22½ in. (57 cm.) deep
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
The furniture of the French painter combines ‘creativity with perfection of execution, rigour with imagination’
A rediscovered masterpiece by André-Charles Boulle, the ‘most skilful craftsman of his profession’ under Louis XIV
Using lots from our upcoming Collector sales, the Italian writer and Vogue stylist designs a series of vignettes in London’s most spectacular conservatory
From applique and back splats to veneering and wingbacks, an essential glossary of furniture terms
The jeweller Frédéric Boucheron opened his first shop in the arcades of the Palais Royal, Paris; more than 160 years later, the maison he founded is a world leader
The emergence of lyrical abstraction in postwar France, iIllustrated with key works by Georges Mathieu, Zao Wou-Ki and Chu Teh-Chun