The Art of Living

20 November 2009 | Spotlight | Furniture & Decorative Arts The Divine Clockmaker and the King’s Ébéniste The pairing of clockmaker Philipp Mattheus Hahn’s work with that of Johannes Klinckerfuss, one of the most important German cabinet makers of the early 19th century, represents a partnership between some of history’s greatest talents.

16 November 2009 | The Interview | Furniture & Decorative Arts The Interview with Carina Villinger, 20th Century Design Specialist Even as a young child, Carina Villinger paid close attention to three dimensional objects and laughs when recalling the furniture from her childhood bedroom (“Ikea—from their pine furniture phase!”). She recently let Libby Addington in on some of her favorite makers and moments in 20th century design.

16 November 2009 | Spotlight | Furniture & Decorative Arts The Gluck Collection, Act II - Thirty Years, Ten Lots, One Shining Star Thirty years ago Christie’s held the first major Tiffany offering at auction, The Gluck Collection. The sale was an unparalleled success with great demand for the celebrated lamps and designs. This year, Christie's will offer ten additional pieces from this legendary collection.

13 November 2009 | Focus | Furniture & Decorative Arts Contemporaries: Contrasted Both designing during the late 1920s, Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann and Jacques Le Chevallier had quite different interpretations of their world, a contrast which is reflected in their distinct designs.

12 November 2009 | The Interview | Furniture & Decorative Arts The Interview with Gordon Watson, 20th Century Design Dealer and Tastemaker Having established one of the first 20th century design galleries in London, Gordon Watson is a respected dealer and tastemaker in the field. Gordon gives us his thoughts on his favourite piece in the sale, how to start collecting and his most precious decorating book.

10 November 2009 | Focus | Furniture & Decorative Arts The Eclectic Interior: An Expression of the Soul In partnership with Beacon Hill textiles, Christie’s has launched an exciting series of exhibitions that bring together extraordinary objects from Christie’s Interiors sales with bespoke textiles from the Beacon Hill collection. The inaugural exhibition in the series is The Eclectic Interior: An Expression of the Soul, a grouping of four design vignettes now on display in the Robert Allen | Beacon Hill showroom in Manhattan.

5 November 2009 | Spotlight | Furniture & Decorative Arts The Safavid Dynasty: A Golden Age of Carpet Weaving Christie’s will offer the largest group of classical Isfahan carpets to be sold on the auction market in recent history. These woven wonders are treasured not only for their rich history and courtly origins, but also for the ease with which they translate into both modern and period interiors.

3 November 2009 | Did You Know | Furniture & Decorative Arts 5 Reasons to Love an Arbus Chandelier… 5 Reasons why the creative collaboration of French designer André Arbus and the renowned glassmakers of Murano makes this chandelier a covetable item.

3 November 2009 | Specialist Selection | Furniture & Decorative Arts A Danish Wine-Cooler by Georg Jensen This wine-cooler is just one piece from a collection of almost 40 lots of silver by Georg Jensen, from a European Private Collector. The wine-cooler is among the largest and most spectacular pieces in the collection and indeed one of the tour de forces of Jensen’s oeuvre.

3 November 2009 | The Interview | Furniture & Decorative Arts The Interview with Orlando Rock, Head of Private Collections and Country House Sales, London Christie's Rebecca Newson talks to Orlando Rock, a self-proclaimed "English country house junkie" about bubble-wrap, anachronistic period dramas, and the perfect collection.