• Christies auction house James Christie logo

    Sale 1471

    Antique and Modern Glass Paperweights including the

    New York

    |

    1 October 2004

    Browse Sale
Previous Lot
Search
Next Lot
    • TWO PINCHBECK WEIGHTS
    Lot 54

    TWO PINCHBECK WEIGHTS

    MID-19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    USD 1,434

    Estimate

    USD 1,200 - USD 1,800

    Follow lot

    TWO PINCHBECK WEIGHTS
    MID-19TH CENTURY
    The first's metal ground moulded in relief with a hunt scene composed of two equestrian figures flanking a pack of hounds taking down a stag, attended by a third figure before a wooded landscape, 1¼ in. (8.3 cm.) diameter; 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.) high; The second's metal ground moulded in relief with a 18th century domestic scene of a woman churning butter attended by a young boy holding a piece of bread in anticipation and beside an equally attentive cat and dog, 3 in. (7.6 cm.) diameter; 1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) high (2)

    Contact us

    • Contact Client Service

      info@christies.com

      New York +1 212 636 2000

      London +44 (0)20 7839 9060

      infoasia@christies.com

      Asia +852 2760 1766

    Lot Essay

    This type of weight takes it name from Christopher Pinchbeck (1670-1732), an alchemist and watchmaker, who developed a copper-zinc alloy resembling gold. See Patricia K. McCawley, Antique Glass Paperweights from France, London, 1868, p. 38. pl. 24, fig. 98.

    Recommended features

      • Yves Klein: ‘He had no limit’
      • Yves Klein: ‘He had no limit’

        Daniel Moquay, head of the Klein archives in Paris, discusses the French artist’s spirituality, his relationship with the colour blue — and his love of judo

      • 15 things you might not know a
      • 15 things you might not know about Albert Einstein

        Letters, postcards and photographs from the personal archives of Einstein’s sister and brother-in-law shed new light on his extraordinary life and complex character

Share
Email
Copy link
Share
Email
Copy link