Lot 189
  • 189

Nécessaire à feu en acier poli de la fin du XVIIIe siècle ou du début du XIXe siècle

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Description

  • Haut. 72 cm, larg. 34 cm
  • Height 28 1/4 in; width 13 1/4 in
composé d'une pelle et de pincettes à prises striées et tiges spiralées ; (un tisonnier probablement manquant)

Condition

Illustration is accurate (slightly too dark). Please note that this piece is very close to the Tula Workshops. Overall good condition. One handle is loose. Black oxidation traces in places. Small scratches. One element, the poker, is missing. Interesting object.
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Catalogue Note

Un nécessaire à feu très similaire a été vendu par Sotheby's New York le 3 novembre 2005, lot 95, (ancienne collection Safra) $15.000.