Auction Catalogs
These are the auction catalogs that have guided me.
Each one of them has inspired me, and I hope they might inspire you as well.
Like you, I am open to new discoveries, so if you would like to recommend a book that has inspired you, please contact me.
Bel Amueblement provenant des Collections de Valerian Rybar et Jean-François Daigre, Christie's Paris June 5, 2003
Auction catalog containing pieces from the collection of interior designers Valerian Rybar and Jean-François Daigre, including some of the centerpieces they designed for the Rothschild Surrealist Ball.
Elegant Jewellery from the Estate of Jacqueline Delubac, Christie's, Geneva November 18, 1998
Jewellery from the estate of French actress Jacqueline Delubac, a guest at the Rothschild Surrealist Ball.
Rothschild Masterpieces, Christie's, New York October 3-17, 2023
Auction catalog in three volumes containing many of the pieces found in the Rothschild's Hôtel Lambert.
Muebles et Objets d'Art provenant de l'Hotel Lambert et du Château de Ferrières appartenant au Baron de Redé et au Baron Guy de Rothschild, Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco S.A., Monte Carlo, May 25-26, 1975
Auction catalog containing pieces belonging to Baron Alexis de Redé (including pieces inherited from Arturo Lopez-Willshaw) and Baron Guy de Rothschild from Château de Ferrières. Baron Alexis de Redé remembers the auction in his memoirs:
"There was a question as to what to do with Arturo [Lopez-Wilshaw]'s great collections. Some things Patricia [Lopez-Wilshaw] kept and some things I kept. But a few years later I sold much of the collection in the first ever sale at Sotheby's in Monaco, which I organized with Guy de Rothschild in 1975.
Sotheby's and Christie's were not allowed to have auctions in Paris, so had a successful series of important sales in Monaco which continued until 2001, when the ban was lifted. I was on the advisory board of Sotheby's. This was an important sale, because Arturo had an extraordinary talent for buying objects, and his collection was extremely valuable.
That particular sale also included some pieces from Ferrières that Guy no longer needed, and is still remembered as one for the history books. There was a reception attended by Prince Rainier and Princess Grace.”
The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor, Sotheby's Geneva April 2-3, 1987
see Duke of Windsor, The Jewelry of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor
Exceptional Jewels & Precious Objects formerly in the Collection of The Duchess of Windsor, Sotheby's London November 30, 2010
see Duke of Windsor, The Jewelry of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor
Muebles et Objets d'Art provenant du Château de Ferrières appartenant au Baron Guy de Rothschild, Sotheby's, Monaco December 3, 1994
Auction catalog containing pieces belonging to Baron Guy de Rothschild from Château de Ferrières.
see Rothschild Surrealist Ball, Renzo Mongiardino's Masterpiece
The Duke & Duchess of Windsor, Sotheby’s New York September 11-19, 1997
see Duke of Windsor, The Jewelry of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor
Property from the Collection of Mrs. Marella Agnelli, Sotheby’s New York, October 23, 2004
see Marella Agnelli
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