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    Sale 9008

    WORKS OF ART FROM COUNTRY HOUSES

    London, South Kensington

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    24 January 2001

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    • A Venetian painted blackamoor
    Lot 186

    A Venetian painted blackamoor torchere

    19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 1,292

    Estimate

    GBP 700 - GBP 1,000

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    A Venetian painted blackamoor torchere
    19th century
    Modelled as a nubian boy holding aloft a draped tray standing on a rockwork base and plinth with paw feet
    13½in. (34cm.) wide, 39¼in. (100cm.) high

    Provenance

    Sold Christie's, 8 May 1969, lot 126.

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    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 basis.
    REMOVAL OF UNCOLLECTED LOTS AND STORAGE CHARGES Sold lots not collected by 1.00pm on 25th January 2001 will be removed by Cadogan Tate Ltd.,Fine Art Services, to their warehouse at Cadogan House, 2 Relay Rd, London, W12 7SJ. Tel:44(0)20 8735 3700. Fax: 44(0) 8735 3701. Lots will be available for collection following transfer to Cadogan Tate on the Friday following the sale and every week-day from 9am to 5pm. There will be no charge for lots collected within one week of this sale. On the Thursday one week after the sale, a transfer and administration charge will be made on each lot. Furniture/Large Objects (Transfer £18.50 +VAT) Storage per day £3.20 +VAT. Small Objects (Transfer £9.25 +VAT) Storage per day £1.60 +VAT. Pictures (Transfer £3.20 + VAT) Storage per day £1.60 + VAT. Insurance: Buyers are reminded of their responsibility for purchased lots as outlined in Paragraph 16 of our Conditions of Sale.


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