ID 1225396
Lot 22 | A PAIR OF EMPIRE-STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY DOORSTOPS
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
BY MAISON ANDRE, CIRCA 1860
Each with carrying-handle centred by the initial N, the panelled front mounted with flowering palms and eagles, on a stepped base and weighted plinth
26 ¼ in. (67 cm.) high; 7 ¾ in. (19.5 cm.) wide; 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Vicomte Henri de Saporta (1890-1984), Paris, from whom acquired by the present owner in the 1980s.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Mahogany |
| Art style: | Empire |
| Auction house category: | Facilities and Decorations |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Mahogany |
| Art style: | Empire |
| Auction house category: | Facilities and Decorations |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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