Sale 8623
New York, East
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18 - 19 December 2001
Price realised
USD 3,290
Estimate
A LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED VERDE ANTICO MANTLE CLOCK Late 19th Century The fully sculpted spreadwinged eagle cresting above a circular enamelled clock face with a Roman numeral dial and flanked by seated Classical muses, one sketching, one reading over a waterleaf molded border raised on a verd/ee antico shaped oval plinth mounted with winged terms, scrolling foliage and mask molded plaques ending in gadrooned bun feet 19¼in. (49cm. high)
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Pre-Lot Text
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Five homes with lavish libraries and resplendent reading spaces, from New York to Paris via South Carolina — all from Christie’s International Real Estate
Abby and George O’Neill built on the Rockefeller tradition of combining fine art collecting with philanthropic endeavours