Vente aux enchères en direct 5297Christie's Interiors including The Collection of the Late Serge Baillache
CIRCA 1820'S
Lot 37

CIRCA 1820'S

CIRCA 1820'S

Fermé20 May 2014

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GBP 4,750

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CIRCA 1820'S
Each modelled with a giraffe standing below a palm tree supporting the sconce, on rectangular stepped bases with a foliate-cast rim
11.1/2 in. (29.2 cm.) high

Note du spécialiste

King Muhammed Ali of Egypt gifted three giraffes to European royalty in 1827, the most famous being Zarafa a gift to King Charles X of France. George IV and Francis I of Austria were also given them, inspiring fashionable crazes in their respective cities. The English giraffe joined the London Zoo and only survived for under two years before being stuffed by John Gold.