The Robin and Rupert Hambro Collection

London – Christie’s will offer The Robin and Rupert Hambro Collection in a live auction on 8 June in London. This collection – from Ebury Street in London, Copse Farm in Hampshire and Saint-Rémy in Provence – provides a perfect self-portrait of this remarkable couple, weaving together all the rich strands of their dynamic and creative life together, which spanned art, fashion, finance and business. Comprising 194 lots, the sale presents an important group of Modern British Art and Sculpture, Jewellery, Impressionist, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Furniture and Old Master Paintings. The top lots are two playful monkeys, Singe Alternatif SIII and Singe Alternatif SIV, by François-Xavier Lalanne, each with an estimate of £800,000-1,200,000 (illustrated above). With estimates ranging from £300 to £1,200,000, all lots with an estimate of £1,000 or less will be offered with no reserve. The pre-sale public exhibition will be open from 3 to 8 June in London; the Lalanne Singes will be on view in Paris between 22 and 26 May and exhibited as Proto holograms in New York until 8 June.

Three Private Collections: Belgravia, Berkshire and Guernsey

London – On 25 May, Christie’s will present Three Private Collections: Belgravia, Berkshire and Guernsey, comprising approximately 300 lots of fine and decorative art from around the world. Featuring an inspiring array of works of art from across five continents and dating from the 17th to 21st century, the works span Old Master, Topographical, Pre-Raphaelite, Victorian and Modern British Paintings, African, Australian and Contemporary Art and Design, Furniture and Decorative Arts. The sale as a whole is led by John William Waterhouse, R.A. (1848-1917), The Necklace (estimate: £150,000-250,000, illustrated below left). Estimates range from £300 to £250,000. The public pre-sale exhibition will be on view between 19 and 24 May.

Design des années 50 – Collection de la Maison G. à l’Hôtel Drouot

Vendredi 28 avril, la maison Beaussant-Lefèvre & Associés dispersera la collection de Monique & Ismar Gosselin, conservée au sein de la Maison G. premier projet d’architecture de Claude Parent (1923-2016).L’histoire de cette collection démarre à la construction de la maison. En 1953, Claude Parent, jeune architecte, remporte le premier prix du concours de la Maison Française avec son projet de la maison G. Cette maison d’inspiration « américano-japonaise » selon les termes de Michel Ragon, doit son nom aux propriétaires du terrain, les Gosselin, un couple d’intellectuels, amateurs d’art et de design. Claude Parent conçoit une maison contemporaine de plain-pied, réunissant les qualités optimales de confort et d’esthétique des années 50, dotée d’un aménagement simple et d’un équipement fonctionnel dans l’esprit de Le Corbusier et Frank Lloyd Wright. Le couple Gosselin souhaite une décoration en accord avec cette maison moderniste. Pour cela ils font notamment appel à la Galerie Mai et intègrent mobilier et pièces de designer des années 50-60 : chaises Harry Bertoia, guéridon et tabourets Eero Saarinen, luminaire Max Ingrand, mobilier Pierre Paulin, lustre Gino Sarfatti, sculptures Robert Jacobsen, céramique Georges Jouve, peintures et tapisserie Jean Deyrolle, ou encore une salle à manger Charlotte Perriand. Pièce maîtresse de cet ensemble, elle se compose d’une grande table en acajou édition Steph Simon vers 1956, de six chaises et d’un tabouret Bauches. Véritable capsule temporelle, cette collection d’environ 140 lots qui pendant près de soixante-dix ans a accompagné la famille Gosselin, sera suivie de deux ensembles de civilisations et curiosités.

Collection de Strycker, la plus importante collection d’estampes présentée aux enchères

Les 5, 6 et 7 avril, la maison Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés aura le privilège de mettre en vente la collection d’estampes japonaises, arts de la Chine et du Japon de M. et Mme Robert et Isabelle de Strycker.Trois jours de ventes seront nécessaires pour disperser cette collection constituée entre 1939 et 1968. Composée de 600 lots d’estampes des artistes majeurs de l’ukiyo-e, cet exceptionnel ensemble, représente aujourd’hui la plus importante collection d’estampes présentée aux enchères sur le marché parisien, depuis ces dernières années. 400 objets d’art d’Extrême-Orient viendront compléter cette sélection.Objets d’art chinois et japonais ouvriront le bal des enchères. Deux jours de ventes seront ensuite consacrés aux estampes réparties par thématiques : Routes célèbres; Héros célèbres; Vues célèbres en ville; Fleurs, oiseaux et poissons; Maisons de thé et quartier de plaisirs seront présentés le 6 avril. Tandis que les Paysages célèbres; Poètes célèbres; Surimono ; Fantômes et Démons, Dieux, légendes et folklore et Portraits d’acteurs et de sumotori seront réservés pour le dernier jour de la vacation. By Hôtel Drouot rue Drouot

Christie’s is delighted to present The Collection of Lord & Lady Weinstock

Comprising Old Master Paintings, English and European furniture and works of art, silver, gold boxes and porcelain, as well as important pieces from Lady Weinstock’s extraordinary jewellery collection. This landmark collection will be offered for sale in three live auctions this autumn: The Collection of Lord & Lady Weinstock will take place at Christie’s London on 22 November; an Important Diamond Rivière Necklace will be included in Magnificent Jewels, Geneva on 8 November; and Jean-Francois de Troy’s The Reading Party will be a highlight in the Old Masters Evening Sale in London on 8 December, part of Classic Week. Arnold Weinstock was one of the great figures in British business and political life in the second half of the 20th Century. He was a leading industrialist in post-war Britain, and through his vision, energy and astute business acumen, he transformed the General Electric Company (GEC) into one of the most successful companies of the post-war era. Lord Weinstock’s interests and influence extended far beyond industry into the worlds of business, finance, politics, racing and the arts, particularly music. In 1949 he married Netta Sobell, the daughter of Sir Michael Sobell, and worked for the latter’s company Radio and Allied Industries from 1954, merging it with GEC in 1961. The Weinstocks bought their first apartment in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London in the mid-1960s, and began their acquisition of Old Master pictures, French and English furniture and English silver from the most interesting collection sales of the day, including: Baroness Burton, Mrs Derek Fitzgerald, the Earls of Craven, Sir Harry Hague, John D. Rockefeller, as well as the leading dealers, particularly Partridge and also Mallett and S.J. Phillips. After purchasing Bowden Park in Wiltshire, a fine late 18th Century house in warm honey-coloured stone by James Wyatt, the Weinstocks continued to assemble their collection of elegant and important furniture, always with interesting provenances or from celebrated collections.Offered during Classic Week, a notable highlight in the Old Masters Evening Sale on 8 December is Jean-François de Troy’s, The Reading Party (Paris 1679-1752 Rome), (illustrated below left), (estimate £2,000,000-3,000,000). Acclaimed in his lifetime as one of the most ambitious and fluent masters of grand manner (and grand-scale) paintings of historical, biblical and mythological subjects, Jean-François de Troy is today revered chiefly for a series of small-scale contemporary genre scenes depicting the social rituals of the Parisian haute monde, known as ‘tableaux de mode’ (loosely translated as ‘Fashionable Pictures’), of which The Reading Party is amongst the finest and most seductive.

The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection at Christie’s

NEW YORK – Christie’s is proud to unveil the first set of highlights from The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection, a carefully selected group of decorative and fine art masterpieces of unmatched quality and provenance. The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection will be sold over four evening and day auctions in New York from October 20 – 23, 2022, in addition to a series of online sales of textiles, handbags, and jewelry. The sales will offer nearly 1,500 lots from Ann and Gordon Getty’s legendary San Francisco residence, widely recognized as one of the finest interiors in the world. Proceeds will benefit the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation for the Arts, dedicated to supporting arts and science organizations. Beginning in September, the Collection will embark on an international tour, presenting exceptional works from the sales at Christie’s galleries in Shanghai, London, Paris, and Los Angeles, culminating with an immersive presentation at Rockefeller Center in New York. Guillaume Cerutti, Christie’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection is a privilege to present at Christie’s. Establishing vital philanthropic support for the arts and sciences, the Gettys’ impeccably assembled collection of exceptional masterworks from Europe, Asia and The Americas is poised to inspire collectors worldwide and will be a defining moment of Christie’s fall season.”With a global sensibility, the Gettys brought together exquisite objects from the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The leading lots of The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection are masterworks of American painting, English and European furniture, Asian works of art, and more. The sales include important Impressionist pictures by Claude Monet and Edgar Degas and an exquisite group of Old Master paintings and drawings by artists, including Bernardo Bellotto and Jean-Antoine Watteau. A distinguished group of English and continental furniture complemented the fine art in the Gettys’ house. Ann and Gordon Getty had a special love for lacquered furniture produced in England and Europe, inspired by Chinese and Japanese prototypes that reached the West in the 17th Century. These works demonstrate the life-long dedication to beauty and connoisseurship the Gettys displayed throughout their collecting journey. Christie’s also will hold a series of online sales of lifestyle, entertaining, and luxury items from the Getty Collection, including textiles, handbags, and jewelry owned by Mrs. Getty.

Presenting A Place With No Name: Works From the Sina Jina Collection

LONDON – Robert Devereux has supported the arts and artists since the 1980’s and began acquiring works for his Sina Jina Collection in the early 2000’s. This coincided with the seminal exhibition Africa Remix, curated by Simon Njami, which toured from Museum Kunst Palast, Dusseldorf, to Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Mori Art Musum, Tokyo and Hayward Gallery, London. Taking its name from Swahili, ‘sina jina’ translates as a place with no name, a phrase associated with Devereux’s house on the island of Lamu, Kenya. In 1996, Devereux made a journey that took him from Mozambique to Kenya, and the collection was built as a response to what he has witnessed in the years that ensued. Comprised of some 600 multi-media works, the sale will include around 70 pieces, becoming the largest single owner collection dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and the diaspora to be offered at auction. Described by Devereux as a “work in progress”, the Sina Jina Collection’s founding principle has always focused on supporting artists to continue creating pioneering art. Featuring work by leading contemporary artists, including El Anatsui, Ibrahim El-Salahi, Nicholas Hlobo, William Kentridge, Marcia Kure, Elias Sime, and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, part of the proceeds from the sale will be used to support arts and environmental charities. The auction will take place on 13 October 2022 alongside the 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale. Highlights will be on view at Christie’s Paris in September alongside the Parcours du Monde, before being exhibited in London from 6 to 13 October. There will also be an educational lecture in collaboration with Christie’s Education. The auction has a pre-sale estimate in the region of £2 million. Christie’s will publish a book to accompany the sale that commemorates the collection, with texts by leading curators and writers, including Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, Christine Eyene, Azu Nwagbogu, and Aurella Yussuf.

Collection exceptionnelle de plus de 1 000 figurines et statuettes sur l’univers de la bande dessinée

Paris, France Salle 9 – Hôtel Drouot – 9,Jeudi 7 juillet 2022 – 14h Vendredi 8 juillet 2022 – 14h Exposition publique – Hôtel Drouot – Salle 11 Mercredi 6 juillet 2022 – 11h/18h Jeudi 7 juillet 2022 – 11h/12h rue Drouot Une partie importante de la vacation sera consacrée à l’univers de Tintin, avec plus de 300 lots dédiés au jeune reporter, et bien d’autres héros qui ont illuminé l’imaginaire collectif : Astérix, Gaston, Spirou et Fantasio, Lucky Luke, Blake et Mortimer, ainsi que Bécassine, Babar, le petit prince… et même les Shadoks! Tous les grands fabricants de figurines seront à découvrir, en commençant par un ensemble conséquent de la maison PIXI. Fondée en 1982 par Alexis Poliakoff, fils du célèbre peintre éponyme, l’entreprise reprend la tradition des soldats de plomb en créant de nouveaux personnages, contemporains. L’entreprise normande Leblon-Delienne sera également représentée, de même que les statuettes Attakus, ou encore les précieuses voitures de la bande dessinée par Michel Aroutcheff. Parmi les lots d’importance, figurent notamment le buste de Tintin au mouchoir par Pigeon, Tintin en triomphe sur un éléphant, une statuette de Tournesol en robe de chambre (l’une des premières sculptures de Marie Leblon), plusieurs exemplaires du fameux fétiche Arumbaya, une rare sculpture de Spirou de Ribereau-Gayon, une reconstitution du village d’Astérix, certaines éditions rares personnalisées pour le collectionneur…

The collection of Hubert De Givenchy Features

Paris – Christie’s is pleased to announce details of the full 1229 lots in the Hubert de Givenchy Collectionneur, which will be offered in auctions taking place live in Paris and online between 8 and 23 June 2022. A passionate aesthete, deeply rooted in the culture of his country, the life and work of Hubert de Givenchy embodied a constant and successful quest for an ideal, that of classical beauty. The extraordinary variety and richness of works in the Hubert de Givenchy Collectionneur perfectly represents the world renowned couturier’s deep passion for objects and impeccable good taste, ensuring these auctions will be an unmissable event as well as a tribute to the great collector. The overall estimate for the collection is in the region of €50 million.

The Collection of the late Lord and Lady Swaythling

London. On Friday 27 May, Christie’s will offer 170 lots from The Collection of the late Lord and Lady Swaythling in a live auction. David Montagu, 4th Lord Swaythling (1928-1998), had an illustrious career spanning the worlds of banking, racing, politics and media. The charming works being offered weave together fascinating strands of several notable family collections inherited by Lord Swaythling and his French wife Ninette (née Dreyfus) (1927-2021). Lord and Lady Swaythling established their own collection to which these inherited works were added, becoming part of their striking modern London residence and their country house in Newmarket. The sale comprises Impressionist and Modern paintings, Jewellery, Furniture, Decorative Arts and Silver, Old Master paintings, Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. With estimates ranging from £300 to £300,000, the Collection is expected to realise in the region of £1 million. The sale is led by Notre-Dame, effet de soleil from 1906 by Francis Picabia (estimate: £200,000-300,000, illustrated above) which is part of a rare group of early works by the artist in the sale.Lord Swaythling was a descendent of Benjamin Goldsmid (circa 1753-1808), a celebrated financier and friend of Lord Nelson, and the maternal grandson of the revered connoisseur collector The Hon. Nellie Ionides (née Samuel). He was Chairman of his family’s banking firm Samuel Montagu & Co (1970-73), of Orion Bank (1974-79) and of Rothmans International plc (1988-98) and Director of J. Rothschild Holdings (1983-89). After taking up his seat in the House of Lords (1990-98) his maiden speech was in support of what would go on to become the War Crimes Act in 1991. With a keen interest in racing and breeding horses, Lord Swaythling was a founding member of the British Horse Racing Board. Although he focused mostly on flat racing, perhaps his most famous racehorse – Zongalero – finished second in the 1979 Grand National. Involved in print media and television, he was a founding director of London Weekend Television, now part of ITV London, and held the position of director at The Daily Telegraph (1985-1996). Charlotte Young, Specialist Head of Sale, Private and Iconic Collections commented: “It is a privilege for Christie’s to be entrusted with the paintings, furniture and objets d’art which filled David and Ninette Montagu’s striking London residence, almost 100 years after Christie’s sold the 1st Lord Swaythling’s Renowned Collection of Silversmith’s Work in May 1924, previously on loan to the Victoria & Albert Museum. Many of the lots in the collection were inherited from the 1st Lord Swaythling, and the 4th Lord Swaythling’s grandmothers Gladys, Lady Swaythling and the Hon. Nellie Ionides. This sale provides the opportunity to acquire works of art with a fascinating history, some of which have been in the family for over two hundred years.”

The Collection of Sir Nicholas Goodison

London – Christie’s is proud to announce The Collection of Sir Nicholas Goodison – British Art: Innovation and Craftsmanship, which will be offered in a live sale on 25 May 2022. Hugely respected within the world of banking and the arts, Sir Nicholas Goodison (1934-2021) was a businessman, patron of the arts, scholar, philanthropist and polymath. The Chairman of the Stock Exchange (1976-1986), for which he was knighted in 1982, Sir Nicholas Goodison was also Chairman of TSB Group (1988-1995), and deputy chair of Lloyds TSB (1995-2000). He chaired an impressive array of important cultural institutions including the Courtauld (1982-2002), the Art Fund (1986-2002) and the Crafts Council (1997–2005). Comprising approximately 250 lots, his collection spans: Modern British Art & Sculpture; Modern & Contemporary Ceramics & Glass; Victorian and British Impressionist Art; English Furniture, Clocks, Watches, Barometers, Sculpture, Silver and Works of Art by Matthew Boulton. The top lot of the sale is a unique bronze sculpture, Ancestral Totem, conceived in 1956-58 by William Turnbull, whose exploration of material and form has secured his place as one of Britain’s most important post-war sculptors (estimate: £200,000-300,000, illustrated below). With estimates ranging from £300 to £300,000, the collection is expected to realise over £3 million.

View Over St. James’s Square: A Private Collection

London – A visual feast, View Over St. James’s Square: A Private Collection reflects the diverse interests of a couple whose passion for quality and craftsmanship brought together paintings, furniture and works of art from a broad range of cultural influences and geographies. This online sale will go live to view on 24 February, ahead of being open for bids from 3 until 17 March. Highlights will be on public view at 8 King Street from 9 to 17 March.At the core of the collection is a group of Old Master paintings and European decorative arts from the 18th and 19th centuries. They range from a pair of Italian temple capricci attributed to Pier Francesco Garoli (estimate: £50,000-80,000), a pair of Mediterranean coastal landscapes with fishermen by Carlo Bonavia (estimate: £50,000-80,000) and a three-quarter Portrait of Bartolomeo Compagni by Pier Francesco Foschi (estimate: £30,000-50,000), to a French Empire silver part dinner-service comprising 75 pieces (estimate: £40,000-60,000), an elegant pair of North Italian neoclassical marquetry commodes (estimate: £30,000-50,000) and a pair of Italian glazed terracotta busts of the Roman emperors Galba and Otho by Angelo Minghetti (estimate: £25,000-40,000). Beautiful objects from around the world include: a Russian Imperial malachite table (estimate: £20,000-30,000) and a glittering Fabergé silver table service (estimate: £20,000-30,000); a Japanese patinated-bronze Koro (incense burner) signed Suzuki Masayoshi, Meiji Period (late 19th century) (estimate: £40,000-60,000), precious lacquer ware (with estimates ranging from £2,000 to £10,000), and Japanese ceramics (with estimates ranging from £800 to £15,000); a languid bronze leopard by the South African sculptor Dylan Lewis (estimate: £20,000-30,000); and bronzes from China (with estimates ranging from £1,000 to £15,000).

The Collection of Ellen and Dan Shapiro to be Offered in First Open

London. A preview of the collection will be on view at Christie’s King Street from 9 to 16 February 2022. Photographs from the collection of Ellen and Dan Shapiro will form a focal point for the online-only sale First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art, which will be live for bidding from 23 February to 9 March 2022. Together, Ellen and Dan Shapiro have amassed one of the most highly regarded and extensive collections solely dedicated to photography. Christie’s will offer 44 photographs that represent the diversity and range of artists within the collection. Highlights include Diane Arbus, William Eggleston, Elger Esser, Andreas Gursky, Annie Leibovitz, Richard Mosse, Zanele Muholi, Irving Penn, Alex Prager, Viviane Sassen and Cindy Sherman. Estimates range from £600-£50,000, offering collectors of all levels an opportunity to acquire works from this visionary collection. The Shapiros began collecting lithographs in the 1970s and 80s but Ellen developed a keen eye for black and white modernist photography and in the 1990s, they decided to shift their focus solely to photography. By the mid-90s they had begun to collect the Düsseldorf School, including Bernd and Hilla Becher, and Candida Höfer, while the first contemporary photograph they acquired was by Cindy Sherman. Ellen became very influential, working with MoMA’s Photography Council and London’s National Portrait Gallery Photography Committee. Ellen was always attracted to those qualities that made a photographer unique, whether that was their technique or subject matter. This quest for cutting edge creativity is exemplified by Richard Mosse’s Come Out (1966) IX, an image that captures war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo using reconnaissance infrared film, which turned the landscape red or pink as a result. The Shapiros collected select artists extensively, including Mosse, Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, and Zanele Muholi. Ellen and Dan Shapiro moved to London in 2002 bringing only selected items with them, one of those being Vik Muniz’ Action Painter, an image that recreated Jackson Pollock’s aesthetic using chocolate sauce. They then filled their home with an encyclopaedic archive of photographs.

The Collection of Victoria, Lady de Rothschild

London – A celebration of the taste and style of a champion of art and design, Christie’s will offer The Collection of Victoria, Lady de Rothschild in an online sale that opens for bidding on 18 November and closes on 9 December. Presenting a fresh and dynamic aesthetic that reflects Victoria’s discerning eye, the sale comprises over 200 lots, spanning the 20th and 21st centuries, featuring important modern design by André Sornay and notable works by contemporary designers Yoichi Ohira, Johnny Swing, Ingrid Donat and Mattia Bonetti, alongside works of art by Dora Maar, Henry Moore and Irving Penn, as well as a curated collection of over twenty contemporary Japanese bamboo baskets by Tanioka Shigeo and Minoura Chikuhō, amongst others. The sale is led by Johnny Swing’s One Cent Couch, a custom commission for Victoria for her personal collection and an impressive example of the important series by the designer (estimate: £50,000-80,000). Spanning Christie’s Luxury Week and Classic Week sales, highlights from this auction will be on public view at Christie’s headquarters in London from 18 November to the 8 December. With estimates ranging from £500 to £80,000, the sale is expected to realise in excess of £1 million. Selections of Victoria’s jewellery will be sold alongside the collection, in Jewels Online: The London Edit which will be open for bidding between 12 November to 26 November 2021.

El Greco Early Masterpiece Restituted to the Heirs to the Julius & Camilla Priester Collection

London – An early masterpiece by El Greco leads a group of three exceptional Old Master paintings restituted to the heirs to the Julius & Camilla Priester Collection which will be offered for sale in Christie’s Old Masters Evening Sale on 7 December, as highlights of Classic Week in London. One of the earliest surviving portraits by the artist and one of the last to remain in private hands, El Greco’s Portrait of a Gentleman, 1570, is charged with an uncompromising intensity that would define the artist’s revolutionary idiom, securing his reputation as one of the great visionaries of western art (estimate: £800,000-1,200,000). It will be offered alongside an extremely rare, trompe l’oeil church interior by Emmanuel de Witte (estimate: £500,000-800,000) and a powerful portrait by the Master of Frankfurt (estimate: £40,000- 60,000). These works highlight the quality and significance of the collection assembled by Julius (1870–1954) and Camilla Priester (1885-1962), passionate Viennese art collectors who had the entirety of their collection seized by the Nazi authorities between 1938 and 1944. Julius Priester – a respected industrialist, who was involved in Petroleumgesellschaft Galizin GmbH and had commercial interests in oil and the energy sector – made extensive efforts to trace and recover their missing collection after the war. This search was continued after his death by his widow, and subsequently by the couple’s heirs.The El Greco, which was part of the seminal 2019/2020 Greco exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, will go on view for the first time ahead of the sale at Christie’s New York on 29 October until 11 November, before being exhibited in Hong Kong from 25 to 29 November; the de Witte will be on view at Christie’s Amsterdam from 1 to 3 of November. The three works will be reunited for the pre-sale London exhibition which will run from 3 to 7 December.

Christie’s Results So Far: Jasper Conran The Collection Part I

London. Part I of the much anticipated Jasper Conran The Collection realised a total – to date – of £5,835,500 / €6,821,699 / $8,070,496, selling 93% by value and 92% by lot. The top lot of the sale was the portrait Anthony Maria Browne, 2nd Viscount Montagu, circa 1593 which exceeded its pre-sale estimate realising £742,500 (estimate: £400,000-600,000). Three new world auction records were set for works by Robert Peake, Thomas Spencer and Aert Schouman. The sale of 212 lots at Christie’s headquarters in London welcomed competitive bidding throughout and lasted over 6 hours. Part II, the online sale, remains open for bidding until 21 September. Benedict Winter, Christie’s Head of Sale comments: “This sale – which showed exceptional prices for old masters and English furniture – is a testament to Jasper’s unique vision and his country house obsession. Collected over the last thirty-years these pieces appealed to new collectors and enthusiasts alike. Christie’s is thrilled with the results of Part I and is pleased that Part II, the Online sale, presents many further opportunities for buyers.”

An Aesthetic Odyssey The Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan Collection

London – Christie’s will offer An Aesthetic Odyssey ~ The Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan Collection in a live auction on 30 September 2021. The couple were pioneering collectors of 19th Century fine and decorative arts and this unique collection was a shared passion assembled over the course of a lifetime from the 1950s onwards. The sale comprises approximately 300 lots of British decorative arts and paintings spanning the major movements of the later 19th century. Highly regarded and recognised as academically important, a number of bequests of both decorative and fine arts from the collection have been accepted by museums including The British Museum and The Ashmolean. This sale provides the market with a unique microcosm of the best of the period. Albert Gallichan died in 2001; the sale takes place now following the death of Peter Rose last year at the age of ninety-three.Ensuring that the scholarly legacy of their life’s work lives on, the proceeds from the sale – which is expected to realise in excess of £1 million, with estimates starting from £500 – will benefit The Albert Dawson Educational Trust. Established in 2003, using the middle names of the two collectors for its title, the trust promotes and supports the study of 19th century English fine and decorative arts. The increased resources raised will be used to develop a more substantial programme of grants and to enable the trust to offer other support from 2022.

Julians Park and Six Private Collections

London Online 25 May – 15 June I Live 8 June Christie’s announces Julians Park and Six Private Collections, comprising a wide variety of works of fine and decorative art from across seven English country houses, to be offered in a two-part sale. Julians Park and Six Private Collections: Live comprising 277 lots, will take place on 8 June at Christie’s King Street, and Julians Park and Six Private Collections: Online comprising 185 lots, will be live online from 25 May to 15 June. Estimates across the two sales range from £150 to £250,000. The sales comprise works of art from Julians Park, Hertfordshire; the Desmond Heyward Collection, from Haseley Court, Oxfordshire; Property from an East Anglian Country House; Works of Art from the Collection of Hugh and Marion Sassoon; Property from Meonstoke House, Hampshire; Works of art from the Collection of Mr and Mrs David Wheeler; and items formerly in the collection of Leontine, Lady Sassoon. The Live and Online sales include an array of fine art including Impressionist Paintings, Old Master Paintings and Modern British Art in addition to a strong representation of English and European Furniture, Chinese works of art, English and European ceramics, sculpture, objects of virtue, jewellery, silver and gold boxes, photography and books.The seven collections are led by Julians Park, Hertfordshire, the collection of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (1902-1968). Born Audrey James, she was a renowned beauty and prominent member of transatlantic society in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Romantically linked to the future Edward VIII and engaged to Lord Louis Mountbatten, she was married three times, firstly to Captain Muir Dudley Coats (d. 1927) between 1922-1927, then to Marshall Field III, the Chicago department store heir, from 1930-1934 and finally to the Hon. Peter Pleydell-Bouverie, from 1938-1946. The ‘Vogue Regency’ interiors that she created just before the Second World War with Stéphane Boudin of Maison Jansen at The Holme, Regent’s Park, in a delicate palette of white, cream, gold, grey and pink, were designed to harmonise with her Impressionist art collection. During The Second World War her collection was moved to Julians Park, where again she worked with Boudin to adapt the Georgian interiors to suit her paintings and furniture, to great effect. The interiors at both the Holme and Julians were published in Country Life, in 1939-40 and 1947, and these, along with the photograph albums and scrapbooks she created, tell the story of a life lived in the glittering artistic, aristocratic and royal circles of society in England, America and on the continent.

Christie’s Global: Announcing two unique collection sales

London 23 June at Christie’s London, and The Roger Federer Collection – Sold to Benefit The RF Foundation – The Online Auction open for bidding from 23 June to the 13 and 14* July. Both sales comprise Roger Federer’s personal sporting memorabilia collected over the duration of his professional tennis career to date. The lots offered recognise and celebrate the career and sporting success of Roger Federer, and the auctions are taking place to raise funds specifically for The Roger Federer Foundation.Roger Federer comments, ‘Every piece in these auctions represents a moment in my tennis career and enables me to share a part of my personal archive with my fans around the world. More importantly, the proceeds will support The Roger Federer Foundation to help us continue to deliver educational resources to children in Africa and Switzerland.’ The Roger Federer Collection – The Live Auction comprises 20 prestigious lots, each signed and celebrating one of Roger Federer’s 20 record-breaking Grand Slam tennis titles. Estimates range from £3,000-£70,000, and the sale will take place in Christie’s King Street, London. In January 2018, Roger Federer became the first male tennis player to win 20 Grand Slam titles. Each lot in The Live Auction represents an iconic moment from either the Australian Open, the French Open, The Championships Wimbledon or the U.S. Open.

Sir Winston Churchill’s Only Wartime Painting to be Offered in the Modern British Art Evening Sale

London – Christie’s Modern British Art Evening Sale on 1 March 2021 will be led by Sir Winston Churchill’s Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque (1943, estimate: £1,500,000-2,500,000), which is being offered from The Jolie Family Collection. The painting is the only work that Churchill created during the Second World War, executing the painting in Marrakech following the Casablanca Conference in January 1943. Churchill invited Franklin D. Roosevelt to join him in Marrakech the day after the conference concluded, motivated by his desire to share the views of the city and the light at sunset, which he so revered, with Roosevelt. The view impressed Roosevelt so much that Churchill decided to capture the scene for him as a memento of their excursion. This act was seen not only as an indication of their friendship but of the special relationship between the UK and the USA.Nick Orchard, Head of Department, Modern British Art, Christie’s: “Christie’s is delighted to offer such a historically significant painting as the leading highlight of the Modern British Art Evening Sale. Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque was created following the Casablanca Conference where it was agreed by the Allied forces that only complete surrender by the Axis powers would be acceptable. It is the only work that Churchill painted during the war, perhaps encouraged by the recent progress made by the Allies in what he considered to be one of the most beautiful countries he had encountered. Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque is therefore arguably the best painting by Winston Churchill due to the significance of the subject matter to him, and the fact that it highlights the importance of the friendship between the two leaders. The gifting of the work to Roosevelt underlines the fact that Churchill held the American President in such high regard and points to their joint efforts in guiding the Allied powers to the outcome of the Second World War.”Sir Winston Churchill began painting scenes of Morocco after being encouraged to visit the country by his painting tutor, Sir John Lavery. Upon his first visit in 1935, he felt that the light and scenery were unrivalled, creating some 45 paintings of the country. Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque stands out as the only painting created between 1939 and 1945, and the work is expected to realise one of the top prices for Sir Winston Churchill’s paintings at auction.