Christie’s announce that their landmark Rothschild Masterpieces auction series, which took place in New York this October has finished in triumphant style, totalling $62,656,516
The sale was a particular bonanza for 18th-century chair lovers:
"A pair of late Louis XV gilt walnut
fauteuils a la reine, constructed by Louis Delanois, set a record for 18th-century European chairs when it sold for $4,406,000, only to have its own record broken shortly thereafter when another Delanois pair of late Louis XV giltwood and white-painted fauteuils — supplied to Madame Du Barry for Château de Louveciennes — sold for $6,221,000, the second-highest price ever for European chairs of any era."
The New York auctions are to be followed by a further series of seven sales to be held in Paris, between 2nd-22nd November.
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