Lot 440 · Design Masters
Important sixteen-armed chandelier, model no. 2069, commissioned by Don Adolfo di Vinci for Castello Vinci, Casteano, Sicily
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Design Masters, New York · 17 December 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-286642
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Napoleone Martinuzzi, Important sixteen-armed chandelier, model no. 2069, commissioned by Don Adolfo di Vinci for Castello Vinci, Casteano, Sicily. Phillips, 17 Dec 2013, lot 440. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-286642.
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Napoleone Martinuzzi, Important sixteen-armed chandelier, model no. 2069, commissioned by Don Adolfo di Vinci for Castello Vinci, Casteano, Sicily. Phillips, 17 Dec 2013, lot 440. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-286642.
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