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Property from the Collection of the late Deane F. Johnson, sold to benefit The Johnson Charitable Remainder Unitrust and The Deane F. Johnson Alzheimer's Research Foundation
The name Deane F. Johnson evokes one of the finest collections of 18th Century French furniture and decorative arts formed in the mid-20th century.
Part of the collection was sold in a landmark auction in 1972 and featured exceptional pieces including a console by Jean-Henri Riesener from Queen Marie Antoinette's Cabinet Intirieur at Versailles, for many years the most expensive piece of French furniture ever sold, and a magnificent porcelain-mounted secretaire by Adam Weisweiler, originally in Empress Maria Feodorovna's boudoir at Pavlovsk Palace.
Proceeds from this sale will benefit The Deane F. Johnson Alzheimer's Research Foundation, which was established by his widow, Kate Edelman Johnson in 1999, following his heroic battle with the disease. Her hope is to find a prevention and a cure for Alzheimer's disease so that others will be spared this "equal opportunity destroyer."
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE DEANE F. JOHNSON, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE JOHNSON CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST AND THE DEANE F. JOHNSON ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH FUND (LOTS 588-651)
Lucius Rossi (Italian, 1846-1913)
The Connoisseur
Details
Lucius Rossi (Italian, 1846-1913)
The Connoisseur
signed 'Lucius Rossi' (lower left)
pencil and watercolor on paper
13½ x 17¼ in. (34.3 x 43.8 cm.)
The Connoisseur
signed 'Lucius Rossi' (lower left)
pencil and watercolor on paper
13½ x 17¼ in. (34.3 x 43.8 cm.)