Sale 9817
London, South Kensington
|
7 April 2004
Price realised
GBP 6,572
Estimate
A SHAGREEN VENEERED OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER CIRCA 1930 With ivory finial and banding, the silver hinge hallmarked London 1930 5¼in. (13.4cm.) high
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
Special Notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basisThis lot is subject to Collection and Storage charges
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014
Jonathan Rendell, Christie’s ’story teller’ for The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, looks at a painting that gives him ‘goose-bumps’