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    Sale 1455

    THE DORIS DUKE COLLECTION

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    3 - 5 June 2004

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    • AN ITALIAN SILVER OIL LAMP
    Lot 537

    AN ITALIAN SILVER OIL LAMP

    ROME, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    USD 10,158

    Estimate

    USD 5,000 - USD 8,000

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    AN ITALIAN SILVER OIL LAMP
    ROME, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
    The fluted tapering stem on a polygonal foot, on a reeded trumpet-form base and supporting a batswing fluted urn-form reservoir, flanked by four lion's mask and ring handles suspending chains and utensils, drilled and electrified, marked on base, twice on central standard, and each utensil
    49in. (124.5cm.) high

    Provenance

    The Estate of Millicent A. Rogers; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 2 December 1954, lot 35, ($95).

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    Special Notice

    Christie's is selling all lots in this sale as agent for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization certificate. Seller explicitly reserves all trademark and trade name rights and rights of privacy and publicity in the name and image of Doris Duke. No buyer of any property in this sale will acquire any right to use the Doris Duke name or image. Seller further explicitly reserves all copyright rights in designs or other copyrightable works included in the property offered for sale. No buyer of any property in the sale will acquire the rights to reproduce, distribute copies of, or prepare derivative works of such designs or copyrightable works.


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