Sale 1818
New York
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11 April 2007
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.
Pre-Lot Text
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Four Berlin-based German collectors discuss their collections, and the considerations that drive their collecting
This sublime bureau — offered on 20 April in New York — is a 19th-century reproduction of a 1769 piece commissioned by Louis XV
Carlo Scarpa took the traditions of Venetian glassblowing and created some of the 20th century’s most innovative designs
Christie’s Decorative Arts and Design specialists reveal the people, places and spaces that spark their senses
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
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