Manuel Cipriano Gomes Mafra

Lot 150: A PORTUGUESE PALISSY STYLE TROMPE L'OEIL EWER

Name: A PORTUGUESE PALISSY STYLE TROMPE L'OEIL EWER
Brand: Christie's
SKU: a4676424c2

Est: $3,000 USD - $5,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USApril 21, 2009

Item Overview

Description

A PORTUGUESE PALISSY STYLE TROMPE L'OEIL EWER
CIRCA 1865-87, MARKS FOR MANUEL CIPRIANO GOMES MAFRA
Of bottle form, an open-mouthed lizard forming the spout, a snake forming the handle, the sides applied with four further lizards and two large insects
13¼ in. (33.6 cm.) high

Artist or Maker

Manuel Cipriano Gomes Mafra

Notes

For another of this model see Sotheby's, Paris, 22 November 2005, lot 88.

Auction Details

19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics

Christie's

April 21, 2009, 10:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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