Christie S Carpet Auction

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Christie s carpet auction.

Hammersmith carpet falls short of its own record may 4 2015 this handsome morris co hammersmith carpet designed by j h. Une passion pour les arts mise en scène par henri. Among the other works on sale in the christie s auctions which take place on october 1 and 15 are pictures by camille corot and the barbizon school painter charles françois daubigny. The initiative includes a global auction of seliger s renowned celebrity.

Sotheby s rug carpet department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results online catalogues and specialists insights. Dearle around the time of william morris s death in the mid 1890s failed to beat its own. Founded in 1766 christie s offers premier auctions and private sales of the finest art antiques interiors jewelry watches wine and more. Christie s expects it to bring as much as 3 2 million a startlingly conservative estimate given its sale history.

The star of the lot is cranach s lucretia cirica 1526 27 which is expected to sell for 1 8 million. In 1989 the carpet was sold at a german auction house for 718 700 then a world. Iconic editorial photographer mark seliger is teaming up with christie s on a new advocacy campaign called radart4aid. Christie s consultant elisabeth parker reveals why this extraordinary ming carpet is one of the best examples ever seen at auction 10 things to know about henri cartier bresson one of the greatest 20th century photographers cartier bresson bore witness to events that shaped history from spain s civil war to the death of gandhi.

Browse recent and historic results for christie s auctions auction closed collection du prince et de la princesse sadruddin aga khan. Over the past decade we have excelled in this category establishing a number of world auction records for rare and exceptional carpets.