Editor’s picks | | | The 1964 work Un Uomo (A Man) is one of Michelangelo Pistoletto’s celebrated Mirror Paintings, in which figures appear on highly polished surfaces. Here, the back view of a man, created using painted tissue paper, is applied to stainless steel, his pose matching that of a typical art viewer, which raises questions of looking, reflection, truth and illusion Price on request Private Sales | | | | | | Originating in Safavid Khorassan in modern-day Iran, this painting of a woman on a camel dates from the second half of the 16th century. The body of the camel is made up of a cluster of tightly packed figures, both human and animal — an arrangement that is thought to represent the unity of all earthly creatures under the divine Estimate: £7,000-10,000 24 October, London | | | | | | With its saddle-shaped form and decorative scrolls, shells and flowers, this gold cane handle from 1761 is a handsome object in its own right. But adding greatly to its appeal is the fact that it has royal provenance: the cypher on one side (a crown above the reflected initials ‘GR’, with ‘III’ below) indicates that it once belonged to King George III Estimate: £3,000-5,000 until 23 October, Online | | | | | | This French ormolu-mounted table, from around 1875-80, is believed to be the work of an illustrious trio: sculptor Emile Hébert, bronze founder Ferdinand Barbedienne and designer Georges-Emile-Henri Servant. The legs are modelled on a Roman herm of a satyr musician that was unearthed in the late 8th century and is now in the British Museum Estimate: $30,000-50,000 until 22 October, Online | | | | | | |
