• Vente au profit de la recherch auction at Christies

    Sale 5595

    Vente au profit de la recherche sur le V.I.H et de la lutte contre le sida - Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé - Deuxième vente

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    17 - 20 November 2009

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    Lot 238

    DEUX COFFRETS DE LA SECONDE MOITIE DU XIXEME SIECLE

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    EUR 2,750

    Estimate

    EUR 300 - EUR 500

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    DEUX COFFRETS DE LA SECONDE MOITIE DU XIXEME SIECLE
    Le premier en placage de bois noirci et ferrure en laiton à motif gothique, la serrure portant deux fois l'inscription V R PATENT, le second en laiton doré et résine à imitation de la nacre
    Premier coffret: Hauteur: 11,5 cm. (4½ in.), Largeur: 20,5 cm. (8¼ in.), Profondeur: 14,5 cm. (5¾ in.)
    Second coffret: Hauteur: 11,5 cm. (4 in.), Largeur: 14,5 cm. (5¾ in.), Profondeur: 10,5 cm. (4¼ in.) (2)

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    Post Lot Text

    A GOTHIC REVIVAL BRASS MOUNTED EBONIZED CASKET AND A SIMULATED MOTHER OF PEARL AND GILD BRASS CASKET, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY


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