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Heather Clawson grew up visiting museums, playing with Barbie’s Dream House, and watching Style with Elsa Klensch. It’s no wonder that she majored in art history, moved to New York and became an interior designer who’s obsessed with fashion.

On her wildly popular blog Habitually Chic, Heather muses on art, architecture, design, fashion, photography, travel, events, and everything else that sparks her interest. Since its inception in 2007, Heather and Habitually Chic have been featured in Elle Décor, House Beautiful, Domino, Lonny, Fast Company, and Amica magazines. Her first book, Habitually Chic: Creativity at Work (2012), features the workspaces of some of the most creative minds of our time, such as J. Crew’s Jenna Lyons, fashion designer Chris Benz, and interior designer Bunny Williams.

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Held monthly, Christie's Interiors New York auctions feature one-of-a-kind paintings, furniture and decorative objects spanning all styles from 16th Century French to American Mid-Century. Estimates start at $500, and most lots are offered with no reserve (minimum price). Shop the presale exhibition each month in our Rockefeller Plaza galleries, which are free and open to the public seven days a week, or browse and bid online at www.christies.com.

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NELL BLAINE (AMERICAN, 1922-1996)
ANEMONES WITH RED CLOTH, 1961-2

$3,000-5,000
"I feel like I was born in the wrong era and can’t pass up anything from the 1960s including this gorgeous painting of anemones. I’d place it in the entry to welcome my guests."

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A NEOCLASSICAL STYLE BENCH AND PAIR OF LYRE-BACK SIDE CHAIRS, THE CHAIRS 19TH CENTURY, THE BENCH OF A LATER DATE

$1,000-1,500
"There is nothing worse than having nowhere to set something down when you enter someone’s home. The bench would be great opposite the front door and I would place the chairs on either side of a console. I love how the upholstery picks up the colors in the anemones painting too."

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A SIX-TIERED RATAN AND WICKER ETAGERE, LATE 20TH CENTURY

$1,000-1,500
"This ratan and wicker étagère would look as great in a modern apartment as it would mixed with period antiques. I’d style it with books and objects but you could also fit a small television on the shelves too."

A CARVED MARBLE BUST OF DIANA, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

$1,000-1,500
"It’s very hard to find busts in America so I always keep my eye out for them at auctions. This one of Diana would be perfect on the pier table or over a large mantle. For a little fun, you could drop your favorite necklaces around her neck too."

A NORTH EUROPEAN FAUX MARBLE, GREEN-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT MARBLE-TOP PIER TABLE, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

$1,500-2,000
"This pier table would also be perfect in an entry or small living room wall. I’d hang a gilt mirror above it and style it with my favorite books and objects that I’ve collected over the years."

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A PAIR OF CHROMED METAL AND BROWN LEATHER MR CANTILEVER ARMCHAIRS, DESIGNED BY LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE, OF LATER MANUFACTURE BY KNOLL, SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY

$1,000-1,500
"I’m helping my friend finish his Miami condo and these Mies cantilever armchairs would be perfect for his breakfast nook. They’d also look at home in any New York apartment."

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NICHOLAS GUAGNINI (ARGENTINE, B. 1966)
GUATEMALA, PAINTED IN 1991

$4,000-6,000
"I love the juxtaposition of pairing abstract paintings with antiques. This Nicholas Guagnini painting would be perfect hanging in a gallery wall above the green silk upholstered Empire sofa, Lot 435."

A CARVED WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT OPEN ARMCHAIR, AND AN EMPIRE STLE GRAINED AND PARCEL GILT THREE SEAT SOFA, THE CHAIR PROBABLY ITALY, 19TH CENTURY, THE SOFA 20TH CENTURY

$2,000-3,000
"Empire Style is a period I work with often but this sofa caught my eye. I’d mix it with the Nicholas Guagnini painting and a clean-lined contemporary coffee table."

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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED, TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND MARBLE-TOP COMMODE, LATE 18TH CENTURY

$3,000-5,000
"I have a similar marble-top commode in my apartment that stores all my jewelry, stationery, and clutter. I have my television sitting on top which I blended into my gallery wall of art so you don’t even see it."

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A FRENCH GILTWOOD MIRROR, 19TH CENTURY

$3,000-5,000
"I’ve never met a gilt mirror I didn’t like and this one is especially ornate and beautiful. It would work well over a fireplace or a console in an entry. Mirrors work well in small New York apartments to help reflect light and expand the space."

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Auction Times

Jun 18, 10:00am, Lots 1-195
Jun 18, 2:00pm, Lots 196-370
Jun 19, 10:00am, Lots 371-566
Jun 19, 2:00pm, Lots 567-752

Viewing Times

New York, Rockefeller Center
Jun 15, 10am - 5pm
Jun 16, 1pm - 5pm
Jun 17, 10am - 5pm
Jun 18, 9:30am - 5pm
Jun 19, 9:30am - 5pm