Sale 12246
London
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19 May 2016
Price realised
GBP 1,500
Estimate
A GEORGE III SATINWOOD URN-SHAPED KNIFE BOX LATE 18TH CENTURY chequer-banded overall and with an acorn finial, on a square plinth base with ogee bracket feet 28 ½ in. (72.5 cm.) high; 13 ¼ in. (33.5 cm.) wide; 13 in. (33 cm.) deep
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THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE PETER ASCROFT, SHERFORD HOUSE, BROMYARD, HEREFORDSHIRE (LOTS 256-275)
Gemma Sudlow, Head of Private & Iconic Collections, considers the English furniture that graced the dining rooms of two generations of Rockefellers
Four Berlin-based German collectors discuss their collections, and the considerations that drive their collecting
Carlo Scarpa took the traditions of Venetian glassblowing and created some of the 20th century’s most innovative designs
Christie’s Decorative Arts and Design specialists reveal the people, places and spaces that spark their senses
Specialist Joy McCall answers key questions for collectors of the glassmaker’s exquisite pieces. Illustrated with lots offered in the Lalique sale on 15 May
Offered in May, a 1916 canvas that was included in every major survey of Malevich’s Suprematist works during his lifetime, and which revolutionised modern art