Massive Duke of York centrepiece leads Christie’s Robert de Balkany auction with sale to Koopman

A large, striking George IV silver-gilt centrepiece led Christie’s sale of the Robert de Balkany collection after it was hammered down to London silver dealer Koopman Rare Art.

The nine-light candelabrum took £860,000 before buyer’s premium, a figure well over its £400,000-600…

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