A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TABLE GLOBES

Lot 60
06.02.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1360083
Lot 60 | A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TABLE GLOBES
Estimate value
$ 3 000 – 5 000
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TABLE GLOBES
THE GLOBES SIGNED SR. ROBERT QUAI DE L'HORL, THE TERRESTRIAL ALSO SIGNED DU PALAIS, DATED 1756, THE ORMOLU CIRCA 1900, THE PORCELAIN LIONS PROBABLY KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A terrestrial and celestial globe each supported on an ormolu branch issuing porcelain flowers, the shaped oval bases each mounted with a turquoise-glazed porcelain Buddhistic lion, raised on foliate feet
8 in. (20.5 cm.) high




Provenance

Acquired from Kraemer, Paris, June, 1983.
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