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Christie's is honored to sell the following lot from the Collection of Caroll Petrie, an icon of international society and philanthropy. Raised amongst the white-columned residences of Greenville, South Carolina, Carroll McDaniel Petrie cultivated a passion for fine art and culture that would last a lifetime. After studying at Converse College—now the Petrie School of Music—the young woman moved to New York, where she became one of John Robert Powers’ storied ‘Power Girls,’ joining fashion models such as Lauren Bacall and Ava Gardner. Mrs. Petrie’s first marriage, to the Marquis de Portago, brought her to Paris, where she became enamored with the extraordinary creations of Christian Dior. Her discovery heralded what would become a lifetime’s devotion to haute couture; Dior himself even collaborated with the collector in the creation of her first wedding dress. From the late-1950s, Carroll Petrie lived amongst high society in Paris, Hong Kong, and New York, and throughout the latter decades of the twentieth century, Carroll Petrie built a remarkable personal assemblage of fine and decorative art, haute couture, and jewels. In 1979, she married the American businessman Milton Petrie, with whom she would embark on a tremendous journey in collecting and philanthropy. The Petries were widely celebrated as two of New York’s most generous benefactors and cultural patrons.PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CARROLL PETRIE
A GROUP OF ACCESSORIES
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A GROUP OF ACCESSORIES
Comprising a reeded 18k tri-color gold oval case, with cabochon ruby pushpiece, opening to reveal a compact, and a lipstick case, with attached black silk rope, 4 x 2 3/4 x 2 ins.; a reeded 14k gold case of rectangular outline, 3 x 3 1/2 x 5/8 ins.; and a silver circular mirror engraved 'C.M.P.' at the reverse, 2 7/8 ins. diameter
Tri-color gold case, signed Bulgari, no. 696
Mirror, signed Tiffany & Co.
Comprising a reeded 18k tri-color gold oval case, with cabochon ruby pushpiece, opening to reveal a compact, and a lipstick case, with attached black silk rope, 4 x 2 3/4 x 2 ins.; a reeded 14k gold case of rectangular outline, 3 x 3 1/2 x 5/8 ins.; and a silver circular mirror engraved 'C.M.P.' at the reverse, 2 7/8 ins. diameter
Tri-color gold case, signed Bulgari, no. 696
Mirror, signed Tiffany & Co.