Memorials of Christie's - a record of art sales from 1766 to 1896 (1897) (14592271997)

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Title: Memorials of Christie's : a record of art sales from 1766 to 1896
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Roberts, W. (William), 1862-1940 Christie, Manson & Woods
Subjects: Christie, Manson & Woods Art
Publisher: London : G. Bell and Sons
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute



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123guineas ; an old French clock of turquoise porcelain,mounted with metal-gilt foliage, 100 guineas; aminiature spinning-wheel, forming a silk-winder, ofmetal gilt and tortoiseshell, inlaid with vases,scrolls, and flowers of gold pique, 255 guineas ; aLouis XIIL watch, in gold case, enamelled withclassical figures, and six small medallions outside,dial enamelled, with cupid, 200 guineas ; and a pairof old German figures of ostriches, of metal gilt,carrying horse-shoes in their beaks, the bodiesformed of ostrich eggs, 135 guineas. DecorativeObjects : A harpsichord in the original case, thetop painted with Apollo and the Muses, the sideswith masks and festoons of flowers on gold ground,260 guineas ; bust of Peter the Great, in armour,in bronze, 1,010 guineas ; bust of the EmpressCatherine IL, the companion, 205 guineas ; a LouisX\^I. sofa of unusual dimensions, with settees atthe ends, the frame elaborately carved with trophies T.OUIS XVI. COMMODE OF EBONYHamilton Palace sale *p. 35).
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OBJECTS OF ART AND VKRTU. 4^ of arrows and flowers in high relief, covered withfine old Gobelins tapestry, from Versailles, 1,120guineas (see full-page plate); a set of six carvedand gilt fauteuils, with tapestry en suite, 420guineas ; a set of twelve Louis XV. carved andgilt fauteuils, the seats, back, and arms coveredwith Gobelins tapestry, with baskets of flowers,850 guineas ; a Louis XV. cheval screen, richlycarved and gilt, with vase of flowers in Gobelinstapestry and brocade at the back, 420 guineas ;a Louis XVL carved and gilt sofa, covered inGobelins tapestry, with a musical trophy, festoonsof flowers and drapery, and a set of ten fauteuilsen suite, 730 guineas ; a bed-cover of old Gobelinstapestry, 340 guineas; a Louis XVL bedstead,richly carved and gilt, with a vase of flowers atthe head, back stuffed and covered with a panelof Gobelins tapestry, with lofty canopy lined withtapestry, the double valences and bolsters oftapestry, and a pair of yellow silk curtains, 1,100guinea