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    Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision on November 21 realized $2,282,350 and was 68% sold by lot and 75% sold by value, while The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets on November 22 realized $4,355,863 and was 65% sold by lot and 75% sold by value. The top lot of Country House Elegance was a George II White Statuary and Siena Marble Chimneypiece, which achieved $122,500. The top lot of The Gilded Age was a French Biblical Tapestry, realizing $446,500. Andrew McVinish, Vice President, Private Collections and European Furniture, said of Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision: “The consignor assembled a focused and well researched selection of furniture and decorative art—many from great houses such as Hamilton Palace, Northumberland House and Baronscourt—which strongly evokes the splendor of the Gilded Age. Pieces from the wonderfully diverse collection were strongly sought after by a wide range of international and U.S. buyers, with bidding on Christie's LIVETM representing a significant portion of the sale. We are delighted that several lots realized well over their pre-sale estimates, including the Apulian Red-Figured Volute-Krater and the George II Portland Stone chimneypiece, which realized $ 74,500 and $72,100, respectively.” Will Russell, VP & Specialist, European Furniture, said of The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets: “We were honored to be able to offer so many excellent pieces from more than a dozen of America’s most distinguished museums, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Huntington Art Collections, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Speed Art Museum and the Corcoran Gallery, among others. Collectively, the museums earned nearly $2 million—about 50 percent more than pre-sale estimates—to invest in expanding their collections. Today, just as in the Gilded Age, U.S. and international buyers displayed a voracious appetite for works that were exceptional examples of their kind, from the top lot, a richly colored 17th century French Biblical tapestry with an interesting provenance, which sold for $446,500; to the pair of dazzling Venetian glass flasks, from the Property of Robert H. and Clarice Smith, that fetched $170,500. Collectors also avidly bid for two entire paneled rooms, in the styles of Louis XVI and George II, which went for $164,500 and 86,500, respectively, as well as for a Hugo Lonitz majolica model of a hawk, which sold for 10 times its pre-sale estimate. Combined with the Country House sale on Monday, the two sales brought in a total of $6,638,213.”

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    Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision on November 21 realized $2,282,350 and was 68% sold by lot and 75% sold by value, while The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets on November 22 realized $4,355,863 and was 65% sold by lot and 75% sold by value. The top lot of Country House Elegance was a George II White Statuary and Siena Marble Chimneypiece, which achieved $122,500. The top lot of The Gilded Age was a French Biblical Tapestry, realizing $446,500. Andrew McVinish, Vice President, Private Collections and European Furniture, said of Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision: “The consignor assembled a focused and well researched selection of furniture and decorative art—many from great houses such as Hamilton Palace, Northumberland House and Baronscourt—which strongly evokes the splendor of the Gilded Age. Pieces from the wonderfully diverse collection were strongly sought after by a wide range of international and U.S. buyers, with bidding on Christie's LIVETM representing a significant portion of the sale. We are delighted that several lots realized well over their pre-sale estimates, including the Apulian Red-Figured Volute-Krater and the George II Portland Stone chimneypiece, which realized $ 74,500 and $72,100, respectively.” Will Russell, VP & Specialist, European Furniture, said of The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets: “We were honored to be able to offer so many excellent pieces from more than a dozen of America’s most distinguished museums, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Huntington Art Collections, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Speed Art Museum and the Corcoran Gallery, among others. Collectively, the museums earned nearly $2 million—about 50 percent more than pre-sale estimates—to invest in expanding their collections. Today, just as in the Gilded Age, U.S. and international buyers displayed a voracious appetite for works that were exceptional examples of their kind, from the top lot, a richly colored 17th century French Biblical tapestry with an interesting provenance, which sold for $446,500; to the pair of dazzling Venetian glass flasks, from the Property of Robert H. and Clarice Smith, that fetched $170,500. Collectors also avidly bid for two entire paneled rooms, in the styles of Louis XVI and George II, which went for $164,500 and 86,500, respectively, as well as for a Hugo Lonitz majolica model of a hawk, which sold for 10 times its pre-sale estimate. Combined with the Country House sale on Monday, the two sales brought in a total of $6,638,213.”

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    Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision on November 21 realized $2,282,350 and was 68% sold by lot and 75% sold by value, while The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets on November 22 realized $4,355,863 and was 65% sold by lot and 75% sold by value. The top lot of Country House Elegance was a George II White Statuary and Siena Marble Chimneypiece, which achieved $122,500. The top lot of The Gilded Age was a French Biblical Tapestry, realizing $446,500. Andrew McVinish, Vice President, Private Collections and European Furniture, said of Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision: “The consignor assembled a focused and well researched selection of furniture and decorative art—many from great houses such as Hamilton Palace, Northumberland House and Baronscourt—which strongly evokes the splendor of the Gilded Age. Pieces from the wonderfully diverse collection were strongly sought after by a wide range of international and U.S. buyers, with bidding on Christie's LIVETM representing a significant portion of the sale. We are delighted that several lots realized well over their pre-sale estimates, including the Apulian Red-Figured Volute-Krater and the George II Portland Stone chimneypiece, which realized $ 74,500 and $72,100, respectively.” Will Russell, VP & Specialist, European Furniture, said of The Gilded Age: 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets: “We were honored to be able to offer so many excellent pieces from more than a dozen of America’s most distinguished museums, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Huntington Art Collections, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Speed Art Museum and the Corcoran Gallery, among others. Collectively, the museums earned nearly $2 million—about 50 percent more than pre-sale estimates—to invest in expanding their collections. Today, just as in the Gilded Age, U.S. and international buyers displayed a voracious appetite for works that were exceptional examples of their kind, from the top lot, a richly colored 17th century French Biblical tapestry with an interesting provenance, which sold for $446,500; to the pair of dazzling Venetian glass flasks, from the Property of Robert H. and Clarice Smith, that fetched $170,500. Collectors also avidly bid for two entire paneled rooms, in the styles of Louis XVI and George II, which went for $164,500 and 86,500, respectively, as well as for a Hugo Lonitz majolica model of a hawk, which sold for 10 times its pre-sale estimate. Combined with the Country House sale on Monday, the two sales brought in a total of $6,638,213.”

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    Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision New York Monday, 21 November 2011 Sale no: 2641 Top Ten

    en [All sold prices include buyers premium] Sold: $2,282,350 Lots Sold: 100 Lots Offered: 146 Exchange Rate: = $1.56 / = $1.35 1,463,045 Sold by Lot: 68% 1,690,630 Sold by $: 75%

    Lot

    Description A George II White Statuary and Siena Marble Chimneypiece, Circa 1750-55, Attributed to Benjamin and Thomas Carter A Pair Of German Stone-Painted Limewood and Pine Consoles, Possibly Berlin, Early 19th Century A German Mahogany and Parcel-Ebonized Writing Table, Circa 1810 A Massive Irish William IV Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase, By Williams and Gibton Circa 1830 A Pair of William IV Giltwood Mirrors, Circa 1830

    Estimate ($)

    Purchase Price $122,500 78,526 90,741 $110,500 70,833 81,852 $80,500 51,603 59,630 $80,500 51,603 59,630 $80,500 51,603 59,630 $80,500 51,603 59,630 $80,500 51,603 59,630 $74,500 47,756 55,186 $72,100 46,218 53,407 $68,500 43,910 50,741

    Buyer

    1046

    80,000 - 120,000

    Anonymous

    1132

    60,000 - 100,000

    Canadian Private

    1020

    40,000 - 60,000

    Anonymous

    1021

    80,000 - 120,000

    U.S. Private

    1047

    60,000 - 90,000

    U.S. Private

    1080

    A George III Statuary White and Siena Marble Chimneypiece, Circa 1760 A Pair of French Grey-Painted Figures of Neptune And a Mermaid, 18th/19th Century An Apulian Red-Figured Volute-Krater Attributed to the Painter of Copenhagen 4223 circa 330-320 B.C. A George II Portland Stone Chimneypiece Circa 1735, in the Manner of William Kent

    80,000 - 120,000

    Anonymous

    1143

    30,000 - 50,000

    U.K. Trade

    1113

    20,000 - 30,000

    U.K. Trade

    1107

    20,000 - 30,000

    U.S. Private

    1008

    Paul de Vos, Dogs bringing down a stag, oil on canvas

    40,000 - 60,000

    U.S. Private

    Andrew McVinish, Vice President, Private Collections and European Furniture, said of Country House Elegance: An Architectural Vision: The consignor assembled a focused and well researched selection of furniture and decorative artmany from great houses such as Hamilton Palace, Northumberland House and Baronscourtwhich strongly evokes the splendor of the Gilded Age. Pieces from the wonderfully diverse collection were strongly sought after by a wide range of international and U.S. buyers, with bidding on Christie's LIVETM representing a significant portion of the sale. We are delighted that several lots realized well over their pre-sale estimates, including the Apulian Red-Figured Volute-Krater and the George II Portland Stone chimneypiece, which realized $ 74,500 and $72,100, respectively. Press Contact Jaime Bernice, 212 636 2680 jbernice@christies.com Date and Location of Next Sale New York, November 22, 2011

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