A CARVED AND PAINTED MODEL OF NOAH'S ARK AND ANIMAL FIGURES, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, the structure formed as a house set atop a boat with a hinged lid revealing a storage compartment for the figures, the exterior painted with floral bands above <I>trompe l'oeil</I> windows, the figures comprising pairs of various species including a figure of Noah--the ark <I>17¼in. high, 27in. wide, 8½in. deep</I> | Christie's

Sale 7895

A Collection of English Furn & Dec Arts, Prop of Morey Palme

New York, East

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29 October 1996

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Lot 13

A CARVED AND PAINTED MODEL OF NOAH'S ARK AND ANIMAL FIGURES, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, the structure formed as a house set atop a boat with a hinged lid revealing a storage compartment for the figures, the exterior painted with floral bands above trompe l'oeil windows, the figures comprising pairs of various species including a figure of Noah--the ark 17¼in. high, 27in. wide, 8½in. deep

Price realised

USD 7,475

Estimate

USD 1,000 - USD 2,000

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A CARVED AND PAINTED MODEL OF NOAH'S ARK AND ANIMAL FIGURES, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, the structure formed as a house set atop a boat with a hinged lid revealing a storage compartment for the figures, the exterior painted with floral bands above trompe l'oeil windows, the figures comprising pairs of various species including a figure of Noah--the ark 17¼in. high, 27in. wide, 8½in. deep
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