Sale 1559
New York
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18 October 2005
Price realised
USD 9,600
Estimate
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY, TULIPWOOD AND INLAID KNIFE BOXES CIRCA 1780 The hinged sloping lids inlaid with conch-shells and enclosing a fitted interior with chequer-inlaid crossbanded borders and shaped fronts with shield-form escutcheons engraved with putti on bracket feet 15½ in. (39 cm.) high, 9 in. (23 cm.) wide, 11 in. (28 cm.) deep (2)
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR (LOTS 444-449)
This March sees the first US retrospective of Donald Judd in 30 years, revealing aspects of the artist’s practice that may surprise those who think they know it well
From labels and staples to stretchers and repairs — the reverse of an artwork can reveal more about it than you might suppose