Lot 20

Fine German Rococo Glass Beadwork Table Top, Johann Michael van Selow, Braunschweig

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

The serpentine oval top decorated with a formal walled topiary garden centered by a fountain and a wrought-iron gate, with two arbors, a pergola, trees and flower beds, raised on a wooden base; with paper shipping label W. Wingate and Johnston, Ltd. #8013 on the reverse.

Top 37 x 26 in. Overall height 40 1/2 in.

Note: A nearly identical top with gilded base was sold Sotheby's, Amsterdam, Important Private Collection from Hanover, March 27, 2007, Lot 448 for £14,400; a gilded top sold Sotheby's, London, July 6, 2010, Lot 17 for £8,750; another example of an identical top sold Christie's, London, January 26, 2011, Lot 110 for £16,260 which came from The Dallas Pratt Collection, Christie's, London, March 16, 1995, Lot 92.

Condition

Slight warp to the top, with minor bead losses and a few repairs. Stable and good overall condition considering the age.