Treasures of a Storied Manhattan Collection

This June, Christie’s is honored to present Treasures of a Storied Manhattan Collection from one of Park Avenue’s most coveted addresses. The carefully selected collection in the pied-et-terre formerly owned by Ms. Enid Annenberg Haupt brings together highly-desirable early French furniture from the Regence by Louis Guignard from the estate of Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard; important George II open armchairs after a design by William Kent; iconic early 18^th century wallpaper panels from a commission for the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Lasker by architect David Adler and interior designer Frances Elkins; and a beautiful Charles II Japanese mother-of-pearl inset Namban lacquer and silvered cabinet-on-stand, formerly in the collection of Edward Hudson, the creator of Country Life, a true historical fountain of archives on the English country home. The interplay of science and art is also on display by way of a Regency ormolu and patinated bronze mantel clock in the form of a rhinoceros, by Thomas Weeks, early 19^th century, which graces the pages of Country Life depicted in Dodington Park. These works of art on highlight are complemented by beautiful Qing dynasty famille rose and yellow-glazed porcelains, a Kangxi period Coromandel screen, European 19^th/20^th century porcelain, 19^th century silver, and 20^th/21^st centuries works of art.