Sale 8473
New York, East
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20 December 2000
Price realised
USD 1,880
Estimate
TWO LEAVES OF A CHINESE PAINTED LACQUER SCREEN 19th century Each framed separately, the first depicting an official crossing over a bridge in a procession, the other with the official receiving an offering at a pavillion, details painted in green, gold and blue on a red ground 59¾ x 13 in. (151.7 x 33 cm.) (2)
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Specialist Joy McCall answers key questions for collectors of the glassmaker’s exquisite pieces. Illustrated with lots offered in the Lalique sale on 15 May
Offered in May, a 1916 canvas that was included in every major survey of Malevich’s Suprematist works during his lifetime, and which revolutionised modern art