Sale 8577
New York, East
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25 September 2001
Price realised
USD 2,350
Estimate
A LOUIS XIV WALNUT CANAPE Late 17th Century with some later replacements The waved back, down-scrolling sides, and rectangular loose cushion seat covered in yellow striped woven silk, on four scalloped legs united by conforming front as well as box stretchers 73¼in. (186cm.) long
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Both in Belle Epoque Paris and Berlin between the wars, Jeanne Mammen documented European café society from a woman’s perspective
Islamic Art specialist Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam on a magnificent garment that would have been worn by a member of the royal inner circle