Sale 1426
New York
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26 October 2004
Price realised
USD 5,736
Estimate
A Neoclassic style white-painted terracotta fire surround 20th Century Surmounted by a scallop shell flanked on either side by a putto emblematic of Art and War, trailing scrolled acanthus, the stepped breakfront pediment supported on panelled jambs and block feet 80 in. (203.2 cm.) high; 85 in. (215.8 cm.) wide; 8¼ in. (21. cm.) deep
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
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