The Collector: English & European Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Works of Art

Christie’s is proud to present The Collector online sale, featuring a wide array of fine and decorative arts dating from the Baroque period to the twentieth century. The varied selection of works originate from ateliers and workshops across Europe from England to Russia, and beyond the continent.  

Highlights of cabinetmaking include an exciting group of eighteenth-century ormolu-mounted mahogany furniture by David Roentgen and his followers; masterpieces of English and Irish furniture attributed to  makers such as John Cobb and Thomas Chippendale; and lavish works by François Linke and Emmanuel Zwiener from the grandeur of the fin de siècle. The sale offers further luxurious lacquered furniture and works  of art reflecting the great Asian influence. 

For inquiries about European Furniture, please contact Annsley McKinney, and for English furniture, Allison Cox. For 19^th century furniture, please contact Casey Rogers. 

Our ceramics department is delighted to offer a distinguished group of Sèvres porcelain from the Augustus Collection dating predominantly from the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI, and hailing from the most important royal collections of the eighteenth century, including those of the Bourbons and Habsburgs.  The group is complemented by offerings from other important manufactories such as Meissen and Royal Copenhagen. For ceramics inquiries, please contact Carleigh Queenth.

Silver and vertu are represented by a large variety of precious objects such as a monumental French tureen by nineteenth-century master maker Charles-Nicolas Odiot, and early English Chinoiserie works from the times of Charles II and William III.For information about silver and vertu, please contact Jill Waddell.

Supplementing this varied selection are works of fine art, sculpture, tapestries and carpets. For information concerning these categories, please contact Csongor Kis.