Sale 12580
London, South Kensington
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26 October 2016
Price realised
GBP 2,750
Estimate
A PAIR OF RESTAURATION ORMOLU SWAN WALL LIGHTS SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, WITH LATER ELEMENTS 16 in. (39 cm.) high
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Pre-Lot Text
THE HONE COLLECTION (LOTS 1-143)
Inside the museum-like London home of Peter Hone, whose collection of statues, sculptures and architectural fragments is offered in our Interiors sale on October 26
The New York-based interior designer reveals his choice of items offered in the online Collector sale from 28 April to 7 May
From applique and back splats to veneering and wingbacks, an essential glossary of furniture terms
Hongmiao Shi gets the specialists’ perspectives on a quartet of precious artworks and objects available for immediate purchase
This photograph for LIFE was taken by the magazine’s first African American staff photographer — later a groundbreaking Hollywood director