19th Century Furniture & Works of Art

Christie’s 19th Century Furniture & Works of Art department specialises in European decorative arts from the first Empire to the Belle Epoque, offering furniture by the most celebrated Parisian ébénistes of the period including François Linke, Alfred Beurdeley, Henry Dasson and Emmanuel Zwiener, leading London makers such as Holland & Sons, as well as clocks and objects by Christofle, Elkington, and Barbedienne, lighting by F.& C. Osler and Baccarat, and Italian hardstone works of art such as Florentine pietre dure and Roman micromosaic.

Having held specialist 19th-century decorative arts sales since 1984, and maintaining an experienced international team, Christie’s position as an historic leader in the category is unrivalled. In London and New York, Christie’s offers 19th Century Furniture & Works of Art in our The Collector, Exceptional, and Private Collections sales.
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  • Casey Rogers

    Casey Rogers

    Senior Vice President, International Specialist Head

    London, New York

    Casey Rogers is the International Specialist Head of 19th Century Furniture and Sculpture and Head of The Exceptional Sale, New York Ms. Rogers joined Christie’s in 2003 and currently oversees global business and client development for auction and private sales for the collecting category across London, Paris and New York. During her tenure, Ms. Rogers has achieved exceptional results across sale platforms, including record prices for works by leading ébénistes, as well as the record-breaking prices for works of art and sculpture. Recent sales include an exceptional pair of Baccarat torchères sold on behalf of Warner Bros. Studios ($1,325,000), Alfred Beurdeley’s replica of the celebrated Bureau du Roi ($925,000), formerly in the collection of George J. Gould, and Eduard Muller’s marble figures of ‘Nymph & Satyr’ (€2,502,000) which achieved an auction record for the artist. Ms. Rogers has additionally overseen single-owners sales of historically important collections, including The Jack & Eileen Feather Collection in April 2018.

    As Head of The Exceptional Sale, Casey has overseen remarkable results for furniture, works of art, clocks, important musical instruments and iconic memorabilia, including Les Paul’s personally-owned ‘prototype’ for his eponymous guitar ($930,000) in 2021, the Mentmore Towers marble torchères (£906,000) in 2022, as well as record-breaking sales of important sculpture.
  • Margo Oganesian

    Margo Oganesian

    Head of Department, Fabergé and Russian Works of Art, EMEA

    London

    Margo joined Christie’s in 2013. She has a strong background in art history, gaining an MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art, in addition to fourteen years of commercial gallery and auction house experience. Margo has been instrumental in securing Christie’s leading position on the RussianWorks of Art and Fabergé market. Margo was involved in the iconic sale of the Important Collection of Masterpieces and Imperial Treasures in November 2017, which included the silver rhinoceros automaton and the model of a sedan chair by Fabergé. Most recently, she oversaw the sale of the Duchess of Abercorn's Fabergé collection and the iconic Fabergé masterpieces from the Harry Woolf collection. Her in-depth research and business getting significantly contributed to Christie's lead in this category.
  • Benjamin Berry

    Benjamin Berry

    Head of Sale, Associate Specialist

    London

    Benjamin joined Christie’s Decorative Arts department as a Cataloguer in 2021 and has worked on the biannual Collector sales as well as contributing to the phenomenal success of the sale of the collection of Hubert de Givenchy in June 2022 and the London Exceptional Sale in July 2022. Enthused by history and research, Benjamin works primarily with the English, European, and 19th Century Furniture and Works of Art departments. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Classics and German from Oxford University and prior to joining Christie’s worked with museums and auction houses in the UK and Germany.
  • Alix Melville

    Alix Melville

    Head of Sale, Associate Specialist

    London

    Alix joined Christie’s Decorative Arts department in May 2022 as a Junior Specialist working primarily with the English, European, and 19th Century Furniture and Works of Art departments. Since joining she has worked on the Exceptional sales in London, Provenance Revealed: Galerie Steinitz and is co-head of the biannual Collector sale series in London. Before joining Christie’s Alix was with another leading auction house in London for three years and prior to this worked for two years as an advisor to a private collector. She holds an MA in Art History from the University of St Andrews with a particular focus on English and European Decorative Arts from Baroque to Art Nouveau. She was awarded the Trethowan scholarship for her undergraduate dissertation where her research was responsible for the re-attribution of two Broadwood & Sons decorated pianos housed in museums in London and Birmingham, historically attributed to the artist Edward Burne-Jones, to the lesser known female artist Kate Faulkner. After graduation she moved to Italy where she completed the postgraduate certificate program in Art Crime and Cultural Heritage Protection with the Association for Research into Crimes Against Art. She also holds a Diploma in Art Profession Law and Ethics from the Institute of Art and Law in London.

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