Sale 9614
New York
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29 - 30 March 2001
PROPERTY OF A LADY COLLECTOR (LOT 521)
Price realised
USD 28,200
Estimate
A SET OF FOUR NEOCLASSIC STYLE SILVER-PLATED AND GLASS TORCHERES First half 20th Century Each bucket shaped top set with flowerheads and lions mask handles, with a leaf-tipped base, on paw feet on a rectangular stepped plinth with arches, on four legs with poles intertwining to the centre to meet a knop, on a stepped plinth, on a later marble base 81½in. (200cm.) high, 12in. (30cm.) diameter (4)
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Pre-Lot Text
The Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale totals £128,081,750, with works by Picasso and a record-breaking Franz Marc painting also achieving top prices
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