Sale 1063
Paris
|
20 December 2011
Price realised
EUR 8,125
Estimate
KILGA EN MARBRE BLANC EGYPTE FATIMIDE, CIRCA XIEME SIECLE Sur quatre pieds, le réservoir destiné à recevoir la jarre de forme octogonale, deux des côtés ornés de motifs de muqarnas, un autre orné d'une niche plate, le bassin en projection avec deux ressauts 47cm. (18½in.) long; 29.5cm. (11 5/8in.) haut.
Provenance
Collection Pierre et Claude Vérité, acquis entre 1930 et 1960, Paris.
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
Clémentine Robert
rclementine@christies.com
+33 (0)1 40 76 83 93
Post Lot Text
A FATIMID MARBLE KILGA, EGYPT, CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D
From applique and back splats to veneering and wingbacks, an essential glossary of furniture terms
Pierre Frey discusses his grandfather’s Parisian fabric house, his design philosophy and his picks from our Collector sale in New York
This March sees the first US retrospective of Donald Judd in 30 years, revealing aspects of the artist’s practice that may surprise those who think they know it well
From labels and staples to stretchers and repairs — the reverse of an artwork can reveal more about it than you might suppose