Sale 7597
London
|
10 June 2008
THE OAKWOOD COLLECTION (Lots 1-106)
Price realised
GBP 475
Estimate
A GEORGE I SILVER TOBACCO-BOX APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1720 Oval and with moulded rim, the detachable cover engraved with a cypher below an earl's coronet 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide 4.5 oz. (140 gr.)
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
Special Notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Pre-Lot Text
Four contemporary silversmiths — hailing from China, Belgium, Britain and Japan — who have harnessed ancient techniques to their own distinctive styles
From elegant nécessaires to exquisite compacts, 20th-century objects of vertu come in all shapes and sizes
The Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale totals £128,081,750, with works by Picasso and a record-breaking Franz Marc painting also achieving top prices
Alastair Smart profiles the life and work of the Pre-Raphaelite artist described by Burne-Jones as ‘the best of us all’ — illustrated with works offered in July