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

Christie’s New York is excited to present its Fall The Collector online auction, which includes a wide array of fine and decorative arts dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries from England, Europe, and beyond.

17^th and 18^th century century highlights of the sale include a selection of English furniture spanning from George I through the Regency period with pieces by foremost makers such as William Hallett and the Linnells, as well as works with outstanding provenance such as a set of chairs from Houghton Hall. European furniture is represented by a selection of Louis XV and XVI furniture, as well as ormolu-mounted objects and decorations, many executed by some of the most illustrious craftsmen of their time, such as Leleu, Jacob, and Roentgen. For inquiries about English furniture, please contact Allison Cox, for European Furniture, please contact Annsley McKinney.

Our selection dating from the second half of the 19^th century includes a Private Collection of Belle Epoque decorations including works by Ferdinand Barbedienne, Maison Baccarat, Henri Picard and Emmanuel Zwiener. For questions regarding nineteenth-century furniture and works of art, please contact Casey Rogers.

Included among the 19^th century highlights of The Collector is a distinguished group of sporting sculpture and fine art from historic Tivoli Farm, Charlottesville, Virginia. This private collection of sporting art including bronzes by Henri-Alfred-Marie Jacquemart and Amory Coffins Simons, as well as pictures by John Nost Sartorius and John E. Ferneley, amongst others. For more information on this collection, please contact Julia Jones.

Our ceramics department is delighted to offer Part II of a distinguished group of French porcelain from the Augustus Collection, dating predominantly from the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI, and including Sèvres pieces made for Louis XV, Madame du Barry and other members of the Bourbon court, as well as an incredibly rare Sèvres elephant vase. The auction also includes eighteenth-century German porcelains, nineteenth-century works by Meissen, Sèvres and Berlin, and examples of Renaissance Italian maiolica. For ceramics inquiries, please contact Carleigh Queenth.

Silver and vertu are represented by a number of works of holloware and flatware by Danish silversmith Georg Jensen, as well as English silver including a pitcher by Paul Storr, and a pair of compotes by Robert Garrard. For information about silver and vertu, please contact Jill Waddell.

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