Sale 8323
New York, East
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14 December 1999
Price realised
USD 1,380
Estimate
A PAIR OF IVORY FIGURES OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS** late 19th century Both carved in formal dress, seated on elaborate chairs, the female holding a scepter the male holding his beaded necklace, the bases inset with mother of pearl and incised with spurrious seal marks. 10 in. (25.4 cm) high (2)
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The library of the novelist included a translation by a brilliant young mathematician that foresaw the age of computing
Offered in the ONE sale on 10 July in New York, Annie epitomises the genre that made the artist one of the most celebrated of his generation