Collections: Including Property from Tapeley Park, Devon and The Zuzans Collection of Avant-Garde Soviet Porcelain

This season’s London Collections sale is distinguished by important private collections and includes European, English and 19th-century furniture and objects, porcelain, silver, gold boxes and works of art dating from the 16th to the 20th century.

Christie’s is delighted to present a number of works from Tapeley Park, North Devon. Tapeley Park, with its Neo-Classical style and Italianate gardens, was fashioned into its present form by the architect John Belcher (d. 1913) during the tenure of Lady Rosamund Christie (d. 1935) in the late 19th and early 20th century. Lady Rosamund was a close friend of William Morris and she purchased an eclectic mix of furniture and artworks, including French, Italian and English pieces of the highest quality and craftsmanship.

Christie’s is also honoured to present a selection of avant-garde porcelain works from the Zuzāns Collection, produced at the State Porcelain Factory. The collection features works by some of the most influential designers of the time, including Sergei Chekhonin, Mikhail Adamovich, Zinaida Kobyletskaya, Alexandra Shchekotikhina-Pototskaya, and Natalia Danko.

The sale is further enriched by pieces with notable provenance including an important Imperial wedding icon presented to Nicholas II and his wife; a pair of Regence Ormolu-Mounted Amaranth and Tulipwood armoires acquired by William, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale (d.1872); a Monumental Pair of Chinese Famille-Rose Powder-Blue-Ground Baluster vases and covers, from Inwood House in Somerset.

These works all highlight the enduring artistry and beauty of exceptional works of art and present a rare opportunity for collectors to acquire works from these rare and important commissions.