• 500 Years: Decorative Arts Eur auction at Christies

    Sale 2203

    500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe Including Carpets from The Corcoran Gallery of Art

    New York

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    24 November 2009

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    Lot 221

    AN ORMOLU AND FROSTED GLASS NINE-LIGHT CHANDELIER

    FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY

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    USD 8,125

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    USD 8,000 - USD 12,000

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    AN ORMOLU AND FROSTED GLASS NINE-LIGHT CHANDELIER
    FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
    The ribbon-tied central stem cast suspending a lattice cage mounted with three putti and issuing scrolled candle branches
    37 in. (97 cm.) high, 25 in. (63.5 cm.) diameter

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    PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 208-229)

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