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Lot 214
Sale 4237 - English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
May 17, 2016
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$3,000 -
5,000
Price Realized
$3,500
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Two rare layered reverse-painted glass panels depicting the first hot air balloon flights by the Frères Montgolfier 19th century
Each with six layers of reverse-painted glass, the first depicting the flight of Étienne Montgolfier on June 4, 1783 in Annonay, the second depicting the flight of Joseph Montgolfier on January 19, 1784 in Lyon, each in matching gilt gesso and carved wood frame. (2).
H: 9 3/4, W: 7 7/8 in. (incl. frame)