Sale 1787
New York
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18 - 19 January 2007
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Price realised
USD 10,800
Estimate
A SILVER AND MIXED-METAL MUG-ON-STAND MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, 1878-1891 The mug baluster form, on a circular base, the surface hammered and applied with a gold dragonfly and two gourds with foliage, the handle with applied copper beetle, the interior gilt; the stand circular with hammered surface, each marked on reverse The stand 5½ in. diameter, the mug 4¼ in. high; 12 oz. gross weight (2)
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Pre-Lot Text
Celebrity estate agent Josh Flagg on how he acquired a gilt mirror and other treasures formerly owned by Betsy Bloomingdale
Our guide to the forms, ornamentations and carving styles, illustrated with lots from our Important American Furniture sale on 19 January
The Belgian collector, antiques dealer and designer outlines what the art and objects in his library mean to him
The founder of the 1-54 art fair on giving African artists international visibility, growing up with an artist father, and building her own collection