• Christies auction house James Christie logo

    Sale 1137

    19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics

    New York

    |

    29 October 2002

    Browse Sale
Previous Lot
Search
Next Lot
    • A Louis XVI style carved brech
    Lot 41

    A Louis XVI style carved breche violette marble chimney-piece

    CIRCA 1880

    Price realised

    USD 15,535

    Estimate

    USD 15,000 - USD 25,000

    Follow lot

    A Louis XVI style carved breche violette marble chimney-piece
    Circa 1880
    The rectangular shelf with moulded edge, above a plain frieze centred by a panelled tablet carved with a floral festoon, the end blocks each with a foliate rosette, above acanthus-carved scrolled volute jambs, on block feet, with bolection-moulded inner frame, on rectangular slate-backed hearth
    49in. (124.4cm.) high; 80in. (203.2cm.) wide; 10 7/8in. (27.6cm.) deep The hearth: 70¼in. (178.4cm.) wide; 21 3/8in. (54.3cm.) deep

    Contact us

    • 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

    Recommended features

      • Collecting Guide: Lalique
      • Collecting Guide: Lalique

        Specialist Joy McCall answers key questions for collectors of the glassmaker’s exquisite pieces. Illustrated with lots offered in the Lalique sale on 15 May

      • A leap into space: Malevich’s
      • A leap into space: Malevich’s Suprematist Composition

        Offered in May, a 1916 canvas that was included in every major survey of Malevich’s Suprematist works during his lifetime, and which revolutionised modern art

Share
Email
Copy link
Share
Email
Copy link