Sale 1689
New York
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11 - 12 July 2006
Price realised
USD 18,000
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE BOOKS ON ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN (275)
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From applique and back splats to veneering and wingbacks, an essential glossary of furniture terms
As an extraordinary collection of Chinese export silver comes to Christie’s Online, specialist Jill Waddell explains why it reflects a unique period of cultural exchange
European Ceramics specialist Dominic Simpson on porcelain’s first appearance in Europe in the 18th century, which pieces to seek out and how to spot a fake
With their precious metal threads and floral motifs, textiles produced in Turkey in the 16th and 17th centuries were widely prized in war tents, palaces and pavilions
Specialist Aisi Wang guides us through the life and art of one of the finest Japanese artists of the 20th century
As an extraordinary collection of West Coast art comes to Christie’s in New York, we meet the visionary couple behind the collection