Sale 1787
New York
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18 - 19 January 2007
Price realised
USD 26,400
Estimate
A PAIR OF SILVER FIVE-LIGHT CANDELABRA MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, 1891-1902 Each on shaped circular foot with paw feet, the lobed base rising to a baluster stem, supporting four leaf-capped and reeded branches, the five campana-form sockets with leaf calyx, the detachable nozzles with leaf borders, marked under base 15¾ in. high; 112 oz. 10 dwt. (2)
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ANOTHER PROPERTY
The New York heiress and businesswoman discusses the art of entertaining — illustrated with lots from the private collection of Jayne Wrightsman
From applique and back splats to veneering and wingbacks, an essential glossary of furniture terms
Our guide to the forms, ornamentations and carving styles, illustrated with lots from Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver on 24 January
Lessons from 36 years with Christie’s, including remarkable discoveries and how it feels to change consignors’ lives
Both in Belle Epoque Paris and Berlin between the wars, Jeanne Mammen documented European café society from a woman’s perspective
Islamic Art specialist Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam on a magnificent garment that would have been worn by a member of the royal inner circle