The Collection of Baron Diego von Buch

Sale Overview

Christie’s is honoured to be entrusted with the sale of The Collection of Baron Diego von Buch in London this June. Weaving together the rich and distinctive strands of Baron von Buch’s eclectic collecting passions, the collection bears witness to his uniquely bold and vibrant artistic vision.

Modern design was a particular focus of Baron von Buch’s collecting and a group of exquisite works by Les Lalanne are at the heart of the collection, alongside works by other leading modern designers including Lino Tagliapietra, Ron Arad, Marc Fish and Piero Fornasetti. Sculpture was another great passion and the sale includes important works by Fernando Botero, Jean-Michel Folon and Barry Flanagan.

Another key highlight is Fernand Léger’s striking Composition au damier (Composition jaune et noir), 1929, as well as works by other leading modern and contemporary artists including Max Ernst, Anish Kapoor and Christo.

Spanning a millennium from the 11th to the 21st centuries, the collection also comprises a selection of Baron von Buch’s furniture, decorative arts and silver, including an important German silver wager cup and a remarkable early Indian sandstone torso of a Jina. Explore the auction in person at our London galleries from 29 May to 4 June.

Auction times

05 Jun 02:00 PM (BST) Lots 1-106

Our specialist’s selection

Brought to you by

Elizabeth Comba

Specialist | Private & Iconic Collections

Elizabeth is a Specialist in the Private & Iconic Collections department. With extensive experience as a Picture Specialist across many categories and at all levels of the market, she first joined Christie’s in 2012. Initially in the Modern British & Irish Art department, in 2013 she became Junior Specialist in 20th Century Decorative Art & Design at Christie’s South Kensington. Following a seven-year period spent working as a Picture Specialist at Roseberys, and later Portland Gallery, she re-joined Christie’s in 2021. Elizabeth holds a First Class Honours degree in History of Art from the University of Manchester and a MA from Courtauld Institute of Art.

Olivia Wilson

Cataloguer and Sale Coordinator | Private & Iconic Collections

Olivia joined Christie’s in 2022 as a Sale Coordinator in the Private & Iconic Collections department, also becoming a Cataloguer for the department in 2023. Olivia has handled a number of notable single owner collection sales, including The Robin and Rupert Hambro Collection, Ancient to Modern Art from the Mougins Museum of Classical Art and The Pattie Boyd Collection.

Olivia holds a Masters Degree in Art Business at the Sotheby’s Institute of Art.