Sale 1712
New York
|
27 October 2006
Price realised
USD 4,800
Estimate
A SET OF FOUR CHINESE EXPORT BLACK AND GILT-LACQUER QUARTETTO TABLES LATE 19TH CENTURY Decorated overall with foliage, each rounded rectangular top with border of insects and birds, on slender baluster columns joined by a curved stretcher, on paw feet, each marked with a Chinese character, refreshments to the decoration The largest 29 in. (74 cm.) high; 20¼ in. (51.5 cm.) wide; 12¼ in. (31 cm.) deep; the smallest: 27 in. (69 cm.) high; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) wide; 10¼ in. (26 cm.) deep (4)
Contact Client Service
info@christies.com
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
infoasia@christies.com
Asia +852 2760 1766
Fascinating insights into the history of the British Royal Family in a sale of objects belonging to two of the children of King George V and Queen Mary
Explore art from antiquity to the 20th century, offered as part of Classic Week in London, 3–13 December
Christie’s specialist Dominic Simpson shares his expertise on pieces by the alchemist who paved the way for Meissen
From snake weights to unintended air bubbles — why there’s more to paperweights than meets the eye
American Folk and Outsider Art specialist Cara Zimmerman profiles the artists aspiring collectors should know about
As the Quentin Blake: Not in Books sale opens, the illustrator of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and many other books offers a glimpse of his creative process