Sale 8512
New York, Park Avenue
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30 - 31 October 1996
Price realised
USD 2,760
Estimate
THREE CONTINENTAL PIERCED BASKETS CIRCA 1790, PERHAPS COPENHAGEN One oval, two circular, each with reticulated sides of interlocking ovals enriched with gilt twisted rope handles and oval monogrammed panels, above a band of puce and green honey-suckle on an ozier border, the interiors with scattered gilt and puce sprigs, gilding somewhat worn 13½in. (34.2cm.) diam., the single 10in. (25.5cm.) diam., the pair (3)
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY FROM A MID-WESTERN ESTATE
From Sargent to Sorolla, Jonas Wood to Winston Churchill — how artists have found solace and inspiration in gardens the world over
Author Jessica Lack introduces 20th-century art movements born out of political engagement, decolonisation and conflict