Sale 7445
London
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6 December 2007
Price realised
GBP 28,100
Estimate
AN OVAL CARVED MARBLE RELIEF OF THE THREE GRACES PROBABLY ITALIAN, MID 17TH CENTURY INSCRIBED AROUND THE EDGE IN LATIN 'NON QVOD SINT NVDA, SED QVID NVDAE ASPICE MONSTRENT'; IN A LATER OVAL GILTWOOD FRAME 16 1/8 IN. (41 CM.) HIGH, THE RELIEF
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 122-126)
Four Berlin-based German collectors discuss their collections, and the considerations that drive their collecting
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
Christie’s Decorative Arts and Design specialists reveal the people, places and spaces that spark their senses
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
Specialist Joy McCall answers key questions for collectors of the glassmaker’s exquisite pieces. Illustrated with lots offered in the Lalique sale on 15 May
Offered in May, a 1916 canvas that was included in every major survey of Malevich’s Suprematist works during his lifetime, and which revolutionised modern art