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PHILADELPHIA SPLENDOR: THE COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. MAX R. ZAITZA love of country, its history and art, and an insatiable quest for discoveries in the field of Americana have inspired several generations of American decorative arts collectors. At 16 Boudinot Street, Princeton, New Jersey, Betty and Max Zaitz found an ideal setting for their remarkable American collection. Their home, designed by Charles Steadman (1790-1868) and built in circa 1830, was a window into America of an earlier time. Eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century furniture made from Boston to Philadelphia, eagle adorned Chinese Export ceramics, silver and needlework embellished every room in the house. Upon entering the home, the visitor encountered a card table flanked by two side chairs, three of the most stunning survivals of Rococo ornament from eighteenth-century America. It is their assemblage of these and several other masterworks from Philadelphia in particular that makes the Zaitz Collection one of the most important to come to the marketplace in recent years. Betty and Max, as with many of their fellow collectors, were inspired by their passion for America—the opportunity and success it allowed them. They collected patiently, zeroing in on objects that were a perfect fit for their home and passed their high standards for quality and condition. This tradition of collecting and placing art in a period home was inspired by pioneer collectors such as Mrs. George Maurice Morris of The Lindens in Washington D.C. and May and Howard Joynt in Alexandria, Virginia. Betty and Max acquired some of the best examples from these collections, including the Queen Anne easy chair from the Joynt’s front parlor and a Salem Chippendale desk from The Lindens. Betty and Max collected with a focus and concern for the value of old surface long before it became widely understood and seen as such a vital element in our understanding of the intent of the craftsmen who created these works of art. The collection created by Betty and Max reflects the best of what was available to consumers in early America. It says much about their demand for quality as it does for the discerning eye of the collectors who acquired these pieces over two hundred years later. It has been an honor to represent the Zaitz family for this sale. --John Hays, Deputy Chairman, Christie’s MAX AND BETTY ZAITZ: REALISING THE AMERICAN IDEALIn the 70’s, our parents began acquiring early American furniture and paintings. As I pondered some of the early purchases – Isaac Sheffield’s mourning portrait of Mary Ann Wheeler, the mahogany secretary thought to have belonged to the infamous Revolutionary War general, “Mad” Anthony Wayne - I was intrigued. I assumed that people who owned such things had some familial or historical attachment to them, descendants of those stepping shore at Plymouth and Boston harbor, not Castle Clinton and Ellis Island.But here these treasures were, with more to come, and gradually, I became less struck by the anomaly, more engaged by the commonality: beyond all differences of race, creed and ethnicity, every American, save the indigenous, came from distant shores. This resonated. For my parents, collecting Americana was a privilege, a way of celebrating this country, an affirmation of the opportunities afforded them by a great democracy. I could conceive that the promise of the new world coursed through the carvings of the legs, arms, and crests of the handsome American furniture now distinguishing their home. As much as Max and Betty enjoyed the process of building their collection – the research, discussion, exhibitions, etc. - a good sale was the most exhilarating part of the experience. Bidding was second nature to them. Whether my father was buying dairy cows in Aroostook county in Maine, or my mother a Peale at a local estate sale, they loved the thrill of the auction. This one, we’re sure, they wouldn’t miss.--Pala Zaitz, December 2015
TWO CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN AMERICAN EAGLE AND IRON-RED TABLE WARES
19TH CENTURY
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TWO CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN AMERICAN EAGLE AND IRON-RED TABLE WARES
19TH CENTURY
the first an 'Orange Fitzhugh' pot de creme decorated en grisaille with a spread-winged United States eagle, his chest blazoned with the American shield and puce banner inscribed E Pluribus Unum, flanked by two chrysanthemum clusters in the typical Fitzhugh manner below a similar border, the cover similarly decorated with a berry-form finial, circa 1805; the second a butter plate, the field similarly decorated in sepia within a wide border of European-style large blossoms and foliate, second half 19th Century
6 ¼ in. diameter, the butter plate
19TH CENTURY
the first an 'Orange Fitzhugh' pot de creme decorated en grisaille with a spread-winged United States eagle, his chest blazoned with the American shield and puce banner inscribed E Pluribus Unum, flanked by two chrysanthemum clusters in the typical Fitzhugh manner below a similar border, the cover similarly decorated with a berry-form finial, circa 1805; the second a butter plate, the field similarly decorated in sepia within a wide border of European-style large blossoms and foliate, second half 19th Century
6 ¼ in. diameter, the butter plate
來源
The pot de creme:
Estate of Charlotte V. Bergen Bernardsville, New Jersey
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 27 January 1983, lot 207
The butter plate:
Arthur J. Sussel, Philadelphia
Property of a Cleveland, Ohio Private Collector
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 26 January 1984, lot 158
Property of a West Coast Private Collector
Sold, Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, 25 January 1989, lot 283
Estate of Charlotte V. Bergen Bernardsville, New Jersey
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 27 January 1983, lot 207
The butter plate:
Arthur J. Sussel, Philadelphia
Property of a Cleveland, Ohio Private Collector
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 26 January 1984, lot 158
Property of a West Coast Private Collector
Sold, Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, 25 January 1989, lot 283
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Please note this lot will be offered without a reserve.