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8 February 2011 | Furniture & Decorative Arts | Article

Creature Comforts: Sculpture from the Estate of Morton Swinsky

Morton Swinsky, a pioneering Wall Street bond trader and later a multiple Tony award-winning producer of plays and musicals including Chicago, Jersey Boys, and Billy Elliot, amongst others, was a voracious collector of sculpture and decorative arts, and Christie's is honoured to present selections from his estate in our 11 March 20th Century Decorative Art and Design auction.

Highlights from this collection include the creations of Judy McKie, a celebrated designer of American studio furniture, whose modernist and playful furnishings enlivened Swinsky’s New York duplex. The largest selection of the limited-producing McKie’s work ever to appear at auction, these wonderfully spirited, animal-inspired works combine an exceptional aesthetic with the sleek efficiency of contemporary design.

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Sale 2422
20th Century Decorative Art & Design
11 Mar 2011
New York, Rockefeller Plaza