Marisa Davila
Senior Sale Coordinator | European Furniture & Works of Art
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Important Classic & Decorative Art
Sale Overview
This February Important Classic and Decorative Art features a select group of furniture, silver, sculpture, porcelain and other items with important provenance, impeccable craftsmanship or rarity. The sale begins with a large 66-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex tooth, the supreme symbol of ferocity, before jumping forward in time to the 1st – 2st century AD to an important bust of Odysseus previously in the collection of Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol (1730–1803). A rare bust of Benjamin Franklin by John Michael Rysbrack and a figure emblematic of song chiseled by the celebrated actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923) herself round out the sculptures on offer. Highlights among the decorative arts include a fabulous Fabergé hardstone model of a Bearberry plant owned by Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, pair of ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain carp ewers which epitomise the 18th-century French taste for luxury and refinement, and a pair of English mahogany serpentine commodes attributed to William Gomm and almost certainly commissioned for Stoneleigh Abbey. For the sumptuous table, there is a monumental silver punchbowl made by Gorham’s top of the line Martele division for the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair and a Chinese export ‘Tobacco leaf’ pattern dinner service from the Astor family.
Auction times
07 Feb 10:00 AM (EST)
Lots 1-24
Our specialist’s selection
Brought to you by
Casey Rogers
Senior Vice President, International Specialist Head | 19th Century Furniture & Works of Art
Casey Rogers is the International Specialist Head of 19th Century Furniture and Sculpture and Head of The Exceptional Sale, New York Ms. Rogers joined Christie’s in 2003 and currently oversees global business and client development for auction and private sales for the collecting category across London, Paris and New York. During her tenure, Ms. Rogers has achieved exceptional results across sale platforms, including record prices for works by leading ébénistes, as well as the record-breaking prices for works of art and sculpture. Recent sales include an exceptional pair of Baccarat torchères sold on behalf of Warner Bros. Studios ($1,325,000), Alfred Beurdeley’s replica of the celebrated Bureau du Roi ($925,000), formerly in the collection of George J. Gould, and Eduard Muller’s marble figures of ‘Nymph & Satyr’ (€2,502,000) which achieved an auction record for the artist. Ms. Rogers has additionally overseen single-owners sales of historically important collections, including The Jack & Eileen Feather Collection in April 2018.
As Head of The Exceptional Sale, Casey has overseen remarkable results for furniture, works of art, clocks, important musical instruments and iconic memorabilia, including Les Paul’s personally-owned ‘prototype’ for his eponymous guitar ($930,000) in 2021, the Mentmore Towers marble torchères (£906,000) in 2022, as well as record-breaking sales of important sculpture.
As Head of The Exceptional Sale, Casey has overseen remarkable results for furniture, works of art, clocks, important musical instruments and iconic memorabilia, including Les Paul’s personally-owned ‘prototype’ for his eponymous guitar ($930,000) in 2021, the Mentmore Towers marble torchères (£906,000) in 2022, as well as record-breaking sales of important sculpture.
Carleigh Queenth
Head of European Ceramics, Glass and Chinese Export Art | European Ceramics & Glass
Carleigh Queenth began at Christie’s in 2004 and is Vice President, Head of the European Ceramics and Glass and Chinese Export Art in New York, and co-head of the Exceptional auction. During her tenure she has worked closely on the collection sales of Leo Hodroff, Maria Felix, Benjamin F. Edwards, Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, Syd Levethan, Richard Melon Scaife, President Ronald Reagan, David and Peggy Rockefeller, and Ann and Gordon Getty among others. She is a board member of the American Ceramic Circle, member of the French Porcelain Society and an Attingham Summer School and Royal Collection Studies alumna.
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Date of an event
7 Feb
Type of an event
Live auction