A Taste for Luxury: Two Great Houses from Americas Gilded Age New York Thursday, 21 June 2012

2 Sale no: 2645 Top Ten [All sold prices include buyers premium] Sold: $3,748,713 Lots Sold: 209 Lots Offered: 270 Exchange Rate: 0.64= $1 / 0.79= $1 Lot Description A Pair of Louis XVI Ormolu, Patinated Bronze and Bleu Turquin Marble Three-Branch Candelabra, circa 1785 A French Chinoiserie Tapestry By Noel-Antoine Merou, Beauvais, circa 1722-1724 A Pair Of Late Louis Xvi Ormolu And Verde Antico Ewers, circa 1790-1800 A Fine Pair of George IV Silver-Gilt Wine Coolers, Mark of Paul Storr, London, 1827 A Fine Set of Four Regency Silver Entree Dishes and Covers from The Duchess Of St. Albans Service, Mark of Paul Storr, London, 1817 A Pair Of George II Walnut Armchairs circa 1750 A Late Louis Xv Ormolu-Mounted Ebonized Bureau Plat, By Pierre Denizot, circa 1765 A Pair Of Regency Silver-Gilt Wine Coolers Mark Of Robert Garrard I, London, 1816 A Fine Pair Of George II Silver Sauceboats Mark Of Paul De Lamerie, London, 1737 A French Silver Table Service Mark Of Gustave Keller, Paris, circa 1890 2,399,176 Sold by Lot: 77% 2,961,483 Sold by $: 87% Purchase Price $206,500 132,160 163,135 $158,500 101,440 125,215 $158,500 101,440 125,215 $152,500 97,600 120,475 $134,500 86,080 106,255 $110,500 70,720 87,295 $74,500 47,680 58,855 $68,500 43,840 54,115 $68,500 43,840 54,115 $64,900 41,536 51,271

Estimate ($)

Buyer

1200

150,000 250,000

European Private

1150

100,000 150,000

U.S. Private

1258

60,000 90,000

Private

1108

100,000 150,000

U.K. Trade

1116

80,000 120,000

Private

1072

60,000 90,000

U.K. Trade

1017

40,000 60,000

Private

1117

50,000 80,000

U.K. Trade

1137

70,000 100,000

U.S. Trade

1041

10,000 15,000

European Private

William Strafford, Head of European Furniture and Private Collections, said: A Taste For Luxury was celebrated at Christie's with enthusiastic bidding from all over the world for this refined collection of silver, French and English furniture and works of art, which had been carefully assembled over the past 30 years. We were thrilled that the superb Louis XVI candelabra from the Stroganoff Collection far exceeded the price they had made at the height of the market in 2000 at the legendary Riahi sale, proving that works of rare quality and historic provenance continue to be keenly sought after by todays collectors. This sale concludes a highly successful spring season of European Decorative Arts sales in New York. We look forward to an exciting week of sales in London with The Exceptional Sale on 5 July and The European Connoisseur- 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe on 6 July. Press Contact Sung-Hee Park, 212 636 2680 spark@christies.com Date and Location of Next Sale London, 5&6 July 2012