• Christies auction house James Christie logo

    Sale 7433

    Important Early European Furniture, Sculpture and Tapestries

    London

    |

    8 November 2007

    Browse Sale
Previous Lot
Search
Next Lot
    • A SET OF FOUR ITALIAN GILT-VAR
    Lot 111

    A SET OF FOUR ITALIAN GILT-VARNISHED SILVERED ('MECCA') TORCHERES

    FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 2,500

    Estimate

    GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500

    Follow lot
    Add to Interests

    A SET OF FOUR ITALIAN GILT-VARNISHED SILVERED ('MECCA') TORCHERES
    FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
    Each with foliate-wrapped turned shaft surmounted by foliate-carved and tôle drip-pan and nozzle, above a tripartite base inscribed in black paint 'S.Giacomo', not decorated to the reverse
    22¼ in. (56.5 cm.) high (4)

    Contact us

    • 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

    Other information

    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.


    Recommended features

      • ‘I like to buy works that bug
      • ‘I like to buy works that bug me’

        ​​Four Berlin-based German collectors discuss their collections, and the considerations that drive their collecting

      • The tastemaker: Rafael de Cárd
      • The tastemaker: Rafael de Cárdenas

        The New York designer selects favourite pieces from The Collector sales on 10 April, with advice on weaving centuries-old objets into a modern interior

      • Design inspiration: our specia
      • Design inspiration: our specialists’ suggestions

        Christie’s Decorative Arts and Design specialists reveal the people, places and spaces that spark their senses​

      • I bought it at Christie’s
      • I bought it at Christie’s

        Interior designer Robert Kime on how he came to acquire this magnificent tapestry — depicting a scene in the life of Alexander the Great — for just £7,500

      • Deconstructed: Omega Speedmast
      • Deconstructed: Omega Speedmaster Professional ‘Moonwatch’ with meteorite dial

        The watch that flew to the moon with NASA’s astronauts — a rare commemorative version of which is offered online, 24 April to 8 May

      • The road to Suprematism — Kazi
      • The road to Suprematism — Kazimir Malevich’s Landscape

        This monumental, square-format work is a major highlight of Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 20 June in London

Share
Email
Copy link
Share
Email
Copy link