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Glass with Whistle: A Playful, Much Sought-After Object

Result EUR191,000
Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 15 September 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) - Hôtel des ventes du Marais, 62, rue des Docteurs-Muller - 42000 Saint-Étienne

An extremely rare artifact left collectors breathless as it galloped far ahead of a plate by Picasso and a landscape by Charles-Henri Contencin.

Netherlands, probably Amsterdam or Antwerp, first third of the 17th century. Transparent... Glass with Whistle: A Playful, Much Sought-After Object

Netherlands, probably Amsterdam or Antwerp, first third of the 17th century. Transparent glass with whistle, Venetian style filigree, repoussé silver work, cut out and engraved with traces of gilding, h. 20 cm/7.9 in.
Result: €191,000

€191,000 was the excellent result that the highly original 17 th -century transparent Venetian  glass with a whistle realized, after a high estimate of €15,000. The fragile piece was hotly contested by mostly German, Dutch and Belgian bidders. This unique object…
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Thursday 15 September 2022 - 14:00 (CEST)
Hôtel des ventes du Marais, 62, rue des Docteurs-Muller - 42000 Saint-Étienne
Ivoire - Hôtel des Ventes du Marais