Irene Roosevelt Aitken: A Love of the 18th Century

Irene Roosevelt Aitken: A Love of the 18th Century

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In a landmark series of sales to take place in February 2026, Christie’s is proud to present the contents of one of the last great treasure houses of New York. The first online sale, Irene Roosevelt Aitken: A Love of the 18th Century, features English and French decorative arts, Chinese Export and European porcelain, antique books and fine art from 990 Fifth Avenue, with bids opening at $100. Property is available to view by appointment at our warehouses.

Irene Aitken was a true devotee of the arts and, to further her legacy of generosity, proceeds of the collection will go to the three New York cultural institutions closest to her heart: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Frick Collection and The Morgan Library & Museum.

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2月4日 上午10:00 (美国东部标准时间)

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Elizabeth Seigel

Elizabeth Seigel

Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections | Private & Iconic Collections

Elizabeth Seigel is a Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections in New York. She joined Christie’s King Street in 2011, and in 2012 moved to New York as a specialist across Decorative Arts, focusing on English and European furniture, tapestries, porcelain and 19th century decorative arts. Since joining the Private and Iconic Collections team in 2015 she has helped to coordinate the landmark collections of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, Betsy Bloomingdale, Joan Rivers, Peggy and David Rockefeller, Jayne Wrightsman and Andre Leon Talley. Additionally, she has headed successful single owner sports memorabilia sales, such as Selections from the Geddy Lee Collection and Important Baseball Memorabilia. Liz recently helped guide The Ann and Gordon Getty Collection, a suite multiple cross-category sales, which garnered over $200 million for philanthropy and Rothschild Masterpieces, which tripled its low estimate raising over $60 million.

Liz graduated from Cornell University magna cum laude, and received her Master of Letters with distinction from Christie’s Education, London.

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