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Lot 260 · The Collector | Online: English & European 18th & 19th Century Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Works of Art

Esmerelda

Fortunato Galli · marble

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Estimate
$15,000–$25,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — The Collector | Online: English & European 18th & 19th Century Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Works of Art, New York · 11 October 2007
Record ID
TB-2026-3603072
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Fortunato Galli, Esmerelda. Christie's, 11 Oct 2007, lot 260. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3603072.

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From the same sale The Collector | Online: English & European 18th & 19th Century Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Works of Art · Oct 2007

LotArtistEstimateResult
Circa 1775, Formerly with an Additional Cresting A GEORGE III GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR $15,000–$25,000
Probably 19Th Century A PAIR OF CARVED LIMEWOOD WALL APPLIQUES $5,000–$8,000
Circa 1685-1700, the Lacquer Japanese, Previously with a Cresting A WILLIAM AND MARY MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BLACK-AND-GILT LACQUER AND JAPANNED MIRROR $60,000–$90,000
Late 19Th 20Th Century THREE CARVED WHITE MARBLE FIGURES EMBLEMATIC OF ASIA, EUROPE AND AMERICA $15,000–$25,000
Circa 1790-1800 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL BENCH $5,000–$8,000
Circa 1800 A GEORGE III PENWORK TEA-CADDY $4,000–$6,000

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