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Day 2 - Fine Art & Decorative Furnishings

Sat, Nov 15, 2014 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 16, 2014 09:00AM EST
Lot 473

Large Set Gilt and Silver Luster

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Covered Apothecary Jars, 21 Pieces Continental, 19th century, each with silver luster cover with acorn finial, gilt and silver band over gilt-decorated and bodies on lavender ground, each with name below in black, silver luster bases, unmarked, 12-1/4 in., one with finial off but present, others with chips and losses to luster gilt decoration, firing and glaze anomalies, rim chips to jar and rims and lids, chips to bottom of foot, one lid with repaired rim, one finial with chips and repair, one with glaze chips at stem, chips to finials. Notes: Sonsoles was a Spanish celebrity for many decades and widely considered a muse of the designer Balenciaga (see note accompanying lot).. Provenance: Formerly the property of Sonsoles de Icada y Leon, the Marques of Lanvol, Madrid, Spain; Private Collection

Condition

one with finial off but present, others with chips and losses to luster gilt decoration, firing and glaze anomalies, rim chips to jar and rims and lids, chips to bottom of foot, one lid with repaired rim, one finial with chips and repair, one with glaze chips at stem, chips to finials

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