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For Immediate Release6 September2011

Contact: Leonie Pitts +44 (0)20 7752 3121 [email protected]

LONDON LIVING

Wilton Crescent, Belgravia&

Avenue Road, Regents Park

South KensingtonFollowing the success of the Duarte Pinto Coelho Collection in July which more than

doubled pre-sale expectations, this October Christies will hold another eclectic collection sale offeredfrom two properties, titled LONDON LIVING - Wilton Crescent, Belgravia &Avenue Road, Regents Park .

Comprising two separate private collections, the 500 lot auction will encompass a wide array of objects

spanning many collecting fields, and will take place on 26 October 2011 at Christies South Kensington.

The two collections cover a broad price range with estimates from 400 to 50,000, containing a stylish

mix of objects sure to appeal to collectors and decorators alike. This sale also represents the ideal buying

opportunity for those who enjoy entertaining, with substantial dining tables and large sets of dining chairs

from each property as well as a wide selection of tablewares on offer. The sale as a whole is expected to

realize in the region of 1 million.

Wilton Crescent, Belgravia
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The first part of the sale is a private collection from a London townhouse at Wilton Crescent, Belgravia

which was assembled by a Distinguished Physician and will be sold for the benefit of a charity. This

sophisticated collection which represents a lifetime of connoisseurship contains old master paintings, early

silver, furniture, sculpture, works of art, books and jewellery, each piece carefully selected for its rarity or

beauty. One of the highlights of this collection is a rare late 16 th century Nottingham alabaster depicting

the resurrection (estimate: 10,000-15,000), and amongst the variety of further items featured is a

charming Regency Gothic octagonal tortoiseshell tea caddy dating from circa1810-20 (estimate: 3,000-

5,000) and a pair of emerald and diamond ear clips (estimate: 3,000-5,000).

Avenue Road, Regents Park

The second section of the sale will feature an exciting and glamorous collection from a villa on Avenue

Road, Regents Park. The items on offer include nineteenth century paintings, sculpture, clocks, furniture,

and decorative objects, as well as an extensive section of lighting. Two notable highlights are a striking

Venetian blackamoor console table (estimate: 20,000-40,000), and Venetian blackamoor mirror, both

dating to the second half of the 19th century (estimate: 10,000-15,000) both illustrated above left. A broadrange of affordable items include a Louis XVI style parcel-gilt and green painted mirror (estimate: 400-

600), and four glazed terracotta models of a bulldog and three pug-dogs, late 19th century (estimate:

2,000-3,000).

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High resolution images and further information available upon request

Please see separate highlights sheet for individual lot images

http://www.christies.com/departments/private-collections-and-country-house-sales-uk

Notes to Editors:

Public Viewing: Saturday 22 October: 11.00am - 5.00pm

Sunday 23 October: 11.00am - 5.00pm

Monday 24 October: 9.00am - 7.30pm

Tuesday 25 October: 9.00am5.00pm

Wednesday 26 October: 9.00am10.00am

Auction: LONDON LIVING - Wilton Crescent, Belgravia & Avenue Road, Regents Park (sale 3691)

Wednesday, 26 October 2011 at 10.00am
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Christies South KensingtonOpen seven days a week, Christies South Kensington is one of the busiest salerooms in the UK, annually holdingover 100 sales and offering more than 20,000 lots. The recently refurbished saleroom facilities and exhibition spacesprovide one of the most accessible, well lit and welcoming sales arenas in the world, consistently attracting over200,000 visitors a year. Interiors sales dedicated to home furnishings are held three times a month alongside monthlySunday sales of single-owner collections, and specialised sales for the avid collector are scheduled throughout theyear according to category. Every lot is beautifully illustrated in a large scale magazine-style catalogue and in anonline e-catalogue. Christies South Kensington appeals to a worldwide audiencein 2010 bidders originated fromover 50 countries, with around 20% of bidders taking part in auctions from the comfort of their own home or

office, using Christies unique online bidding facility, Christies LIVE.

CHRISTIES SOUTH KENSINGTON85 Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 3LD

OPENING SEVEN DAYS A WEEKMonday: 9.00am7.30pm

TuesdayFriday: 9.00am5.00pmSaturday & Sunday: 11.00am - 5.00pm

WWW.CHRISTIES.COM

Prices do not include buyers premium


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LONDON LIVING

Wilton Crescent, Belgravia and Avenue Road, Regents ParkCHRISTIESSOUTHKENINGTON~26OCTOBER2011

WILTON CRESCENT, BELGRAVIA HIGHLIGHT

An empire marble bust ofNapoleon Bonaparte, early 19thcenturyEstimate 4,000-6,000

Circle of Antonis Mor (Utrecht1516/20-c. 1576 Antwerp)Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-

length, in armour, his right, handresting on a helmetoil on panelEstimate 5,000-8,000

A William and Mary silver

tazza. London, 1691Estimate 3,000-5,000

An East European wheel-lockbirding rifle (Tschinke)Mid-17th centuryEstimate 8,00012,000

A pair of brass mounted teakprocessional horses, late 19thcentury, probably South IndiaEstimate 1,500-2,500

A Regency tortoiseshell andivory octagonal tea-caddy,early 19th centuryEstimate 3,000-5,000

A late Victorian cut-glass sixteenlight chandelier, attributed toF & C Osler, Birmingham, late19th centuryEstimate 8,000-12,000

An English parcel-giltpolychrome carved alabasterrelief of the ResurrectionNottingham, 15th centuryEstimate 10,000,-15,000

A pair of emerald anddiamond earclips.Estimate3,000-5,000


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AVENUE ROAD, REGENTS PARK HIGHLIGHTS

An African beadwork armchair20th century, possibly NigerianEstimate 500-800

Follower of William WissingPortrait of a gentleman,oil on canvasEstimate 3,000-5,000

A French sculpted whitemarble and ormolu strikingmantel clock, signed anddated Henry Dasson, 1887Estimate 10,000-15,000

A set of five pairs of floral silkcurtains and three giltwoodpelmets, contemporaryEstimate 3,000-5,000

An Austrian glazed terracottamodel of a bulldog and three

pug-dogs, late 19th

centuryEstimate 2,0003,000

A pair of French `Japonisme'ormolu five-light wallappliques, late 19th century,attributed to Escalier deCristal ElectricityEstimate 8,000-12,000

A pair of parcel-gilt and paintedconsole tables, second half 19thcenturyEstimate 10,000-15,000

A pair of French buttonedleather oak armchairsCirca 1930-50Estimate 3,000-5,000

A set of four walnut andfigured walnut columnsearly 20th centuryEstimate 8,000-12,000


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High resolution images and further information available upon request

Please see separate press release for sale details

http://www.christies.com/departments/private-collections-and-country-house-sales-uk

Notes to Editors:

Public Viewing: Saturday 22 October: 11.00am - 5.00pmSunday 23 October: 11.00am - 5.00pm

Monday 24 October: 9.00am - 7.30pm

Tuesday 25 October: 9.00am5.00pm

Wednesday 26 October: 9.00am10.00am

Auction: LONDON LIVING - Wilton Crescent, Belgravia & Avenue Road, Regents Park (sale 3691)

Wednesday, 26 October 2011 at 10.00am

Ecatalogue: Available online from mid-September 2011 atwww.christies.com/calendar

Christies South KensingtonOpen seven days a week, Christies South Kensington is one of the busiest salerooms in the UK, annuallyholding over 100 sales and offering more than 20,000 lots. The recently refurbished saleroom facilities andexhibition spaces provide one of the most accessible, well lit and welcoming sales arenas in the world,consistently attracting over 200,000 visitors a year. Interiors sales dedicated to home furnishings are held threetimes a month alongside monthly Sunday sales of single-owner collections, and specialised sales for the avidcollector are scheduled throughout the year according to category. Every lot is beautifully illustrated in a largescale magazine-style catalogue and in an online e-catalogue. Christies South Kensington appeals to aworldwide audiencein 2010 bidders originated from over 50 countries, with around 20% of bidders takingpart in auctions from the comfort of their own home or office, using Christies unique online bidding facility,Christies LIVE.

CHRISTIES SOUTH KENSINGTON85 Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 3LD

OPENING SEVEN DAYS A WEEKMonday: 9.00am7.30pm

TuesdayFriday: 9.00am5.00pmSaturday & Sunday: 11.00am - 5.00pm

WWW.CHRISTIES.COM

Prices do not include buyers premium
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