Badminton Cabinet returns to Christie’s
THE Badminton Cabinet, the magnificent 18th century ebony, ormolu and pietra dura cabinet made at the Grand Ducal workshops in Florence and sold by Christie for a record £7.8m in 1990 is to come back on the market again in December with the same auction house.
When Christie's sold this impressive piece, pictured right, 14 years ago, its price established an a…