Ann & Gordon Getty Collection

One of the sales of the century, the auction of the Ann & Gordon Getty Collection, takes place at Christie's, New York over the next few days.  On offer are "nearly 1,500 superlative works of decorative and fine arts", with many 18th-century pieces among them....

The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection (christies.com)

Christie's have created an entire installation of the Getty Mansion in order to showcase the pieces.

It feels a little redundant to pick out particular items from this cornucopia, but, from tonight's sale of "Important Pictures", here is a beautiful portrait by Liotard and a study of three heads by Watteau, both with an estimate of $1,500.00-$250,000.