Sale 1661
New York
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18 May 2006
Price realised
USD 18,000
Estimate
A BALTIC ORMOLU, CLEAR, GREEN AND OPALINE GLASS SIX-LIGHT CHANDELIER FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY, GREEN GLASS SPRAYS PROBABLY LATER The upper corona with sprays of faceted drops suspending chains and issuing feathered sprays, continuing to a larger corona centered by a milk glass basin with fruiting finial and hung with sprays of faceted drops and issuing six short J-form candlearms, electrified 44 in. (112 cm.) high, 32 cm. (81.5 cm.) wide
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A MIDWESTERN COLLECTOR (LOT 761)
Four Berlin-based German collectors discuss their collections, and the considerations that drive their collecting
The New York City-based interior designer selects his favourite pieces from the Rockefeller Collection
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Christie’s Decorative Arts and Design specialists reveal the people, places and spaces that spark their senses
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
Francis Bacon's poignant celebration of George Dyer, the artist's most important subject, will star in Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale on 17 May