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Treasures, Princely Taste

06 July 2011 | 6:00 PM BST | London

SALE TOTAL

10,832,600GBP
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  • 14
    A pair of Italian carved giltwood settees from the Galleria Dorata Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi, Genoese

    circa 1740-1744

    null
    LOT SOLD.1,721,250GBP
  • 6
    Attributed to Giovanni Ambrogio Miseroni (1551-1616),

    Italian, Milan, late 16th century

     

     


    Chalcedony cover carved with Venus and Cupid sleeping in a shell, with silver gilt mount in the form of Jupiter as a swan
    LOT SOLD.1,497,250GBP
  • 15
    A pair of gilt-bronze-mounted Chinese crackle glaze celadon pot-pourri vases
    the mounts Louis XV, mid 18th century, the porcelain 18th century
    null
    LOT SOLD.881,250GBP
  • 33
    "The Empress Clock", An ormolu-mounted tôle peint automaton singing bird vase clock attributed to DeBelle, Paris, circa 1805
    null
    LOT SOLD.825,250GBP
  • 23
    A pair of gold and purple enamel singing bird boxes, made for the Chinese market, the movements Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, the cases Guidon, Rémond, Gide & Co., Geneva, 1800-1801
    null
    LOT SOLD.735,650GBP
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Sale Number: L11307 Lots : 26

SALE TOTAL

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Treasures - Princely Taste incorporates an extraordinary selection of rare and important pieces representing the pinnacle of the decorative arts from the greatest houses of Europe, thereby linking them to some of the greatest collectors in European history, amongst others Louis XIV, Cardinal Mazarin, King Alfonso XII, the Duc D’Orléans, Giovanni Strozzi, and the Duke of Buccleuch. Comprising 33 lots and encompassing furniture, works of art, clocks, silver and objects of vertu, each piece displays the remarkable qualities of princely taste.

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Mario Tavella
Président-directeur général
Sotheby's France
Chairman Sotheby’s Europe
+33 1 53 05 53 12
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Alexander Kader
Senior Director
Co-Worldwide Head of European Sculpture & Works of Art
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Cynthia Harris
Director
Head of Department
Silver & Decorative Arts
+44 20 7293 5531
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Thierry de Lachaise
Senior Director
Head of Department
Silver
+33 1 53 05 53 20
thierry.de.lachaise@sothebys.com
Henry House
Senior Director, Head of Department
Furniture and Decorative Arts
+44 20 7293 5486
henry.house@sothebys.com
Jeremy Smith
Director
Specialist
English & Continental Furniture
+44 20 7293 5072
jeremy.smith@sothebys.com
Brice Foisil
Senior Director
International Senior Specialist
Continental Furniture
+33 1 53 05 53 01
brice.foisil@sothebys.com
Jonathan Hills
Director
Senior Specialist
Clocks and Barometers
+44 20 7293 5538
jonathan.hills@sothebys.com
Julia Clarke
Deputy Director
Senior Specialist
Vertu
julia.clarke@sothebys.com
Shiona Fourie
Deputy Director
Senior Project Manager
Private European Collections
+44(0)207 293 5470
shiona.fourie@sothebys.com
   
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