Sale 5553
Paris
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9 July 2008
Price realised
EUR 1,625
Estimate
SERVICE DE TABLE EN METAL ARGENTE PAR CHRISTOFLE, PARIS, XXème SIECLE Modèle filet-coquille, certaines pièces gravées d'initiales, comprenant: vingt-quatre cuillères de table, vingt-quatre fourchettes de table, une fourchette à poisson, un couteau à poisson, vingt cuillères à dessert, dix-neuf fourchettes à dessert, deux cuillères à thé, douze cuillères à café, onze cuillères à sorbet, une louche, un couvert à salade, quatre pièces de service à apéritif et douze couteaux de table à manche fourré; on ajoute quatre cuillères à moka en métal doré (133)
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Post Lot Text
A FRENCH SILVER-PLATED TABLE SERVICE, 20TH CENTURY
Artists, patrons and critics have argued for centuries over the right way to frame a painting. Ultimately, it’s a matter of personal taste, says Andrew Graham-Dixon
Introducing the first auction in a series of three offering the collection of Paul Destribats, the Paris-based bibliophile
A cheaper, quicker alternative to oil paint, pastel became the perfect medium for portraits of the middle class