Lovingly preserved by Sandra Ferry Rockefeller, an important selection of their collection spanning Asian art and ceramics, American paintings, decorative arts and modern and postwar masters comes to Christie’s, led by a monumental Noguchi sculpture and an 18-carat sugarloaf cabochon sapphire

Left: <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6559889?ldp_breadcrumb=back" target="_blank">Isamu Noguchi, Myo, 1957-66.</a> Kurama granite. 65 x 35 x 15 &frac12; in (165.1 x 88.9 x 39.4 cm). Estimate: $2,000,000&ndash;3,000,000. Offered in the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.christies.com/en/auction/20th-century-evening-sale-23485-nyr" target="_blank">20th Century Evening Sale</a> on 17 November 2025 at Christie&rsquo;s in New York. Top right: Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd returning to New York from their honeymoon in 1932. © 2025 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Photo: Bettmann / Contributor / Getty Images. Bottom right: Sandra Ferry Rockefeller. Photograph courtesy of the consignor

Lovingly preserved by Sandra Ferry Rockefeller, an important selection of their family collection comes to Christie’s

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd’s Fieldwood Farm estate showcased the couple’s artistic and philanthropic passions

The great tastemaker describes how he brought &lsquo;harmony&rsquo; and &lsquo;positive energy&rsquo; to a group of objects ranging from Chinese ritual vessels to Japanese screens via Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Lucio Fontana and sculpture from Borneo

The great tastemaker describes how he brought ‘harmony’ and ‘positive energy’ to a group of objects ranging from Chinese ritual vessels to Japanese screens via Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Lucio Fontana and sculpture from Borneo

The Onzea-Govaerts residence. Photo: &copy; Jean-Pierre Gabriel

The tastemaker on how he brought harmony to a collection ranging from an Edo-period Japanese screen to a canvas by Fontana

Axel Vervoordt on curating the Onzea-Govaerts Collection: ‘You rely on finding connections between objects on a deep, unspoken level’

Axel Vervoordt on curating the Onzea-Govaerts Collection: &lsquo;You rely on finding connections between objects on a deep, unspoken level&rsquo;

Christie&rsquo;s silver department offers expert advice on the best ways to maintain the precious metal&rsquo;s sparkle, from avoiding tarnish to going easy on the Brussels&nbsp;sprouts

Christie’s silver department offers expert advice on the best ways to maintain the precious metal’s sparkle, from avoiding tarnish to going easy on the Brussels sprouts

Detail from Andre Bouys (1656-1740), La Recureuse, 1737. Photograph by Josse/Leemage / Contributor

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd’s Fieldwood Farm estate showcased the couple’s artistic and philanthropic passions

Axel Vervoordt on curating the Onzea-Govaerts Collection: ‘You rely on finding connections between objects on a deep, unspoken level’

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