Sale 1818
New York
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11 April 2007
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Price realised
USD 8,400
Estimate
A MEISSEN FLOWER-ENCRUSTED MIRROR FRAME LATE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MODELLED BY S.K.A. RINGLER AFTER E. ANDRESEN OF CARTOUCHE-SHAPE SURMOUNTED BY AN ELABORATE FLORAL BOUQUET, FLANKED BY PUTTI, THE ENRICHED ROCAILLE-MOULDED FRAME APPLIED ALLOVER WITH FLOWERING BRANCHES, TWO BIRDS AND TWO FURTHER PUTTI AT THE LOWER CORNERS, MOUNTED ON A WOODEN BACK 28½ IN. (72.4 CM.) HIGH
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SEE AN ANON. SALE, CHRISTIE'S, LONDON, 29 SEPTEMBER 2005, LOT 132 FOR A RELATED EXAMPLE. ALSO SEE NOTE TO LOT 195.
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