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    Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision on November 21 realized $2,282,350 and was 68% sold by lot and 75% sold by value, while The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets on November 22 realized $4,355,863 and was 65% sold by lot and 75% sold by value. The top lot of Country House Elegance was a George II White Statuary and Siena Marble Chimneypiece, which achieved $122,500. The top lot of The Gilded Age was a French Biblical Tapestry, realizing $446,500. Andrew McVinish, Vice President, Private Collections and European Furniture, said of Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision: “The consignor assembled a focused and well researched selection of furniture and decorative art—many from great houses such as Hamilton Palace, Northumberland House and Baronscourt—which strongly evokes the splendor of the Gilded Age. Pieces from the wonderfully diverse collection were strongly sought after by a wide range of international and U.S. buyers, with bidding on Christie's LIVETM representing a significant portion of the sale. We are delighted that several lots realized well over their pre-sale estimates, including the Apulian Red-Figured Volute-Krater and the George II Portland Stone chimneypiece, which realized $ 74,500 and $72,100, respectively.” Will Russell, VP & Specialist, European Furniture, said of The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets: “We were honored to be able to offer so many excellent pieces from more than a dozen of America’s most distinguished museums, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Huntington Art Collections, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Speed Art Museum and the Corcoran Gallery, among others. Collectively, the museums earned nearly $2 million—about 50 percent more than pre-sale estimates—to invest in expanding their collections. Today, just as in the Gilded Age, U.S. and international buyers displayed a voracious appetite for works that were exceptional examples of their kind, from the top lot, a richly colored 17th century French Biblical tapestry with an interesting provenance, which sold for $446,500; to the pair of dazzling Venetian glass flasks, from the Property of Robert H. and Clarice Smith, that fetched $170,500. Collectors also avidly bid for two entire paneled rooms, in the styles of Louis XVI and George II, which went for $164,500 and 86,500, respectively, as well as for a Hugo Lonitz majolica model of a hawk, which sold for 10 times its pre-sale estimate. Combined with the Country House sale on Monday, the two sales brought in a total of $6,638,213.”

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    Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision on November 21 realized $2,282,350 and was 68% sold by lot and 75% sold by value, while The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets on November 22 realized $4,355,863 and was 65% sold by lot and 75% sold by value. The top lot of Country House Elegance was a George II White Statuary and Siena Marble Chimneypiece, which achieved $122,500. The top lot of The Gilded Age was a French Biblical Tapestry, realizing $446,500. Andrew McVinish, Vice President, Private Collections and European Furniture, said of Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision: “The consignor assembled a focused and well researched selection of furniture and decorative art—many from great houses such as Hamilton Palace, Northumberland House and Baronscourt—which strongly evokes the splendor of the Gilded Age. Pieces from the wonderfully diverse collection were strongly sought after by a wide range of international and U.S. buyers, with bidding on Christie's LIVETM representing a significant portion of the sale. We are delighted that several lots realized well over their pre-sale estimates, including the Apulian Red-Figured Volute-Krater and the George II Portland Stone chimneypiece, which realized $ 74,500 and $72,100, respectively.” Will Russell, VP & Specialist, European Furniture, said of The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets: “We were honored to be able to offer so many excellent pieces from more than a dozen of America’s most distinguished museums, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Huntington Art Collections, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Speed Art Museum and the Corcoran Gallery, among others. Collectively, the museums earned nearly $2 million—about 50 percent more than pre-sale estimates—to invest in expanding their collections. Today, just as in the Gilded Age, U.S. and international buyers displayed a voracious appetite for works that were exceptional examples of their kind, from the top lot, a richly colored 17th century French Biblical tapestry with an interesting provenance, which sold for $446,500; to the pair of dazzling Venetian glass flasks, from the Property of Robert H. and Clarice Smith, that fetched $170,500. Collectors also avidly bid for two entire paneled rooms, in the styles of Louis XVI and George II, which went for $164,500 and 86,500, respectively, as well as for a Hugo Lonitz majolica model of a hawk, which sold for 10 times its pre-sale estimate. Combined with the Country House sale on Monday, the two sales brought in a total of $6,638,213.”

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    Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision on November 21 realized $2,282,350 and was 68% sold by lot and 75% sold by value, while The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets on November 22 realized $4,355,863 and was 65% sold by lot and 75% sold by value. The top lot of Country House Elegance was a George II White Statuary and Siena Marble Chimneypiece, which achieved $122,500. The top lot of The Gilded Age was a French Biblical Tapestry, realizing $446,500. Andrew McVinish, Vice President, Private Collections and European Furniture, said of Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision: “The consignor assembled a focused and well researched selection of furniture and decorative art—many from great houses such as Hamilton Palace, Northumberland House and Baronscourt—which strongly evokes the splendor of the Gilded Age. Pieces from the wonderfully diverse collection were strongly sought after by a wide range of international and U.S. buyers, with bidding on Christie's LIVETM representing a significant portion of the sale. We are delighted that several lots realized well over their pre-sale estimates, including the Apulian Red-Figured Volute-Krater and the George II Portland Stone chimneypiece, which realized $ 74,500 and $72,100, respectively.” Will Russell, VP & Specialist, European Furniture, said of The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets: “We were honored to be able to offer so many excellent pieces from more than a dozen of America’s most distinguished museums, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Huntington Art Collections, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Speed Art Museum and the Corcoran Gallery, among others. Collectively, the museums earned nearly $2 million—about 50 percent more than pre-sale estimates—to invest in expanding their collections. Today, just as in the Gilded Age, U.S. and international buyers displayed a voracious appetite for works that were exceptional examples of their kind, from the top lot, a richly colored 17th century French Biblical tapestry with an interesting provenance, which sold for $446,500; to the pair of dazzling Venetian glass flasks, from the Property of Robert H. and Clarice Smith, that fetched $170,500. Collectors also avidly bid for two entire paneled rooms, in the styles of Louis XVI and George II, which went for $164,500 and 86,500, respectively, as well as for a Hugo Lonitz majolica model of a hawk, which sold for 10 times its pre-sale estimate. Combined with the Country House sale on Monday, the two sales brought in a total of $6,638,213.”

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    Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision on November 21 realized $2,282,350 and was 68% sold by lot and 75% sold by value, while The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets on November 22 realized $4,355,863 and was 65% sold by lot and 75% sold by value. The top lot of Country House Elegance was a George II White Statuary and Siena Marble Chimneypiece, which achieved $122,500. The top lot of The Gilded Age was a French Biblical Tapestry, realizing $446,500. Andrew McVinish, Vice President, Private Collections and European Furniture, said of Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision: “The consignor assembled a focused and well researched selection of furniture and decorative art—many from great houses such as Hamilton Palace, Northumberland House and Baronscourt—which strongly evokes the splendor of the Gilded Age. Pieces from the wonderfully diverse collection were strongly sought after by a wide range of international and U.S. buyers, with bidding on Christie's LIVETM representing a significant portion of the sale. We are delighted that several lots realized well over their pre-sale estimates, including the Apulian Red-Figured Volute-Krater and the George II Portland Stone chimneypiece, which realized $ 74,500 and $72,100, respectively.” Will Russell, VP & Specialist, European Furniture, said of The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets: “We were honored to be able to offer so many excellent pieces from more than a dozen of America’s most distinguished museums, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Huntington Art Collections, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Speed Art Museum and the Corcoran Gallery, among others. Collectively, the museums earned nearly $2 million—about 50 percent more than pre-sale estimates—to invest in expanding their collections. Today, just as in the Gilded Age, U.S. and international buyers displayed a voracious appetite for works that were exceptional examples of their kind, from the top lot, a richly colored 17th century French Biblical tapestry with an interesting provenance, which sold for $446,500; to the pair of dazzling Venetian glass flasks, from the Property of Robert H. and Clarice Smith, that fetched $170,500. Collectors also avidly bid for two entire paneled rooms, in the styles of Louis XVI and George II, which went for $164,500 and 86,500, respectively, as well as for a Hugo Lonitz majolica model of a hawk, which sold for 10 times its pre-sale estimate. Combined with the Country House sale on Monday, the two sales brought in a total of $6,638,213.”

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    The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets New York Tuesday, November

    r 22, 2011 Sale no: 2486 Top Ten [All sold prices include buyers premium] Sold: $4,355,863 2,792,220 3,226,565 Lots Sold: 251 Lots Offered: 386 Sold by Lot: 65% Sold by $: 75% Exchange Rate: = $1.56 / = $1.35 Lot Description French Biblical Tapestry, Gobelins, 1660-1680, after a design by Raphael, woven by Jean Lefebvre, depicting the Vision of Ezekiel. A silk and metal-thread Polonaise rug, Isfahan, Central Persia, 1st quarter 17th century, approx. 6 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 8 in. (201 cm. x 142 cm.) A pair of Italian gilt-copper mounted glass pilgrim flasks, 17th century, Property of Robert H. and Clarice Smith A Louis XVI pale-green and parcel-gilt paneled room circa 1780 and later. Property from the Minneapolis An Isfahan carpet, Central Persia, 17th century, 238 Estimate ($) Purchase Price $446,500 286,218 330,740 $218,500 140,064 161,851 $170,500 109,295 126,296 $164,500 105,449 121,852 $158,500 101,603 117,407 $86,500 55,449 64,074 $74,500 47,756 55,185 $67,300 43,141 49,852 $62,500 40,064 46,296 Buyer

    285

    200,000 - 300,000

    Private

    76

    180,000 - 250,000

    Trade

    91

    100,000 - 150,000

    Private

    120

    Institute of Arts, sold to benefit the Acquisitions Fund. Property from the Speed Art Museum, Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund
    An assembled George II carved pine room, circa 1730.

    50,000 - 100,000

    U.K. Trade

    25,000 - 35,000

    Anonymous

    366

    Property from the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, Sold to Benefit the Art Acquisitions Fund
    A twelve-panel Coromandel lacquer screen, Kangxi period (1662-1722) A pair of late Gothic oak choir stalls, circa 1500; Property

    40,000 - 60,000

    U.K. Trade

    51

    12,000 - 18,000

    U.K. Private

    235

    from the Speed Art Museum, Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund

    15,000 - 30,000

    Private

    166

    A monumental white marble bust of a gentleman, possibly William Pitt The Younger, signed and dated Cristofano Prosperi.Fecit.Roma.1800 A large Hugo Lonitz majolica model of a hawk, late 19th century; perched on a rocky outcropping

    50,000 - 80,000

    Anonymous

    $56,250 36,058 Anonymous 41,667 Will Russell, VP & Specialist, European Furniture, said of The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe: We were honored to be able to offer so many excellent pieces from more than a dozen of Americas most distinguished museums, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Huntington Art Collections, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Speed Art Museum and the Corcoran Gallery, among others. Collectively, the museums earned nearly $2 millionabout 50 percent more than pre-sale estimatesto invest in expanding their collections. Today, just as in the Gilded Age, U.S. and international buyers displayed a voracious appetite for works that were exceptional examples of their kind, from the top lot, a richly colored 17 th century French Biblical tapestry with an interesting provenance, which sold for $446,500; to the pair of dazzling Venetian glass flasks, from the Property of Robert H. and Clarice Smith, that fetched $170,500. Collectors also avidly bid for two entire paneled rooms, in the styles of Louis XVI and George II, which went for $164,500 and 86,500, respectively, as well as for a Hugo Lonitz majolica model of a hawk, which sold for 10 times its pre-sale estimate. Combined with the Country House sale on Monday, the two sales brought in a total of $6,638,213. Press Contact Melissa Abernathy, 212 636 2680 [email protected] Date and Location of Next Sale London, December 8, 2011 248 3,000 - 5,000

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