Sale 4606
London, South Kensington
|
29 February 2012
Price realised
GBP 1,500
Estimate
TWO SIMILAR CHINESE WUCAI BALUSTER VASES 17TH CENTURY Both similarly decorated with figures at leisure in fenced gardens with plants beside rockwork, flowers to the neck The tallest 7 1/8 in. (17.9 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Both with 'Questa Antichita' via Camerana 10 Torino' label to base. One with 'Hancock' part label with old inv. no. 9885 to the base.
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
Julia Chinnery
jchinnery@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7752 3361
From applique and back splats to veneering and wingbacks, an essential glossary of furniture terms
‘Most real collections are self-portraits,’ explains Jonathan Rendell, who has entered incredible homes over his 30 years at Christie’s
The New York-based interior designer reveals his choice of items offered in the online Collector sale from 28 April to 7 May
How a Royal Navy ship came to provide the timber for a famous White House desk — and to inspire an atmospheric painting
Both in Belle Epoque Paris and Berlin between the wars, Jeanne Mammen documented European café society from a woman’s perspective