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Lot 107 · Furniture

Crashing Waves

William Trost Richards

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Estimate
$20,000–$30,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Furniture , London (South Kensington) · 16 January 1998
Record ID
TB-2026-6374397
Record
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William Trost Richards, Crashing Waves. Christie's, 16 Jan 1998, lot 107. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6374397.

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William Trost Richards, Crashing Waves. Christie's, 16 Jan 1998, lot 107. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6374397.

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From the same sale Furniture · Jan 1998

LotArtistEstimateResult
Probably Mid-Atlantic States, 1830-1840 A SILK ON LINEN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER $3,000–$5,000
New England, 18Th Century A WOOL, LINEN AND SILK PURSE $800–$1,200
Indians and Red Coats F. Herzinger* $6,000–$8,000
Maker's Mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, 1913 A SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID CIRCULAR TRAY $6,000–$8,000
Maker's Mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, 1907-1947 A SET OF TWELVE SILVER WINE GOBLETS $6,000–$8,000
Maker's Mark of Lebkuecher & Co., Newark, Circa 1901 A SILVER PITCHER $3,200–$4,200

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