Posts Tagged: auctions

entrance to a Ritz Paris suite, photo Pascal Chevallier:Gamma-Rapha-1 copy-1 Putting on the Ritz

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
There are so many wonderful upcoming auctions, it’s difficult to keep up. First on my calendar is French house Artcurial‘s mammoth sale from the Ritz Paris. Since 1898, the beautiful Place Vendôme has been home to this iconic hotel. The Ritz ParisFounded by César Ritz, the hotel became “the ambassador of French luxury.” The entrance to one of the old Ritz suites below.…
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Frank de Biasi designed space at Christie's Frank de Biasi x Christie’s Rockefeller Collection Auction

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
The next Christie’s collaboration celebrating the upcoming Peggy and David Rockefeller Collection auction is with designer Frank de Biasi. The Christie’s alumnus creatively reimagined the Lobby Gallery at the auction house incorporating items from the sale. A brilliant Mongiardino-like solution for the walls of the blank-box-of-a-space, using a cut and paste collage of Doug and Gene Meyer (Gene is Frank’s partner) wallpapers for Holland and Sherry, set the stage for a stylish interpretation of the collection.…
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Sotheby’s Collections and Curiosities

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Stacey Bewkes   •   2 Comments
Please excuse the brevity of this post but I wanted to make readers aware of a marvelous auction tomorrow at Sotheby’s. The first of two October sales celebrating the art of collecting, this includes a wide range of collectible objects brought together as a cabinet of curiosities.…
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peter-hone-at-christies-london Peter Hone Collection at Christie’s Interiors Sale

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
Of all the auctions this month, none could be more charming than the Christie’s Interiors Sale of the Hone Collection in their South Kensington outpost. Many of you will recognize the interiors of Christian House, Peter Hone’s Soane-like London home, as he and his home have been profiled many times over the years.…
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sothebys-fall-auctions-painted-four-panel-screen Sotheby’s Fall Auctions

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
Anticipating next week’s Fall Market at the D&D Building (more exciting news about that next time) followed by the first ever TEFAF New York Fall at the Park Avenue Armory (I will be reporting back), the public exhibitions for Sotheby’s fall auctions next week of furniture and decorative arts are now open.…
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Sotheby's Fine Jewels Auction Sotheby’s Fine Jewels Auction

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
As with furniture, fine and decorative art, buying jewelry at auctions is a great way to learn as well as often secure great pricing. Sotheby’s Fine Jewels Auction in New York City on June 10, preceded by a three day exhibition, has a marvelous selection of stylish examples from such distinguished names as Tiffany’s, David Webb, Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels and Verdura.…
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Bunny Williams' living room at Sotheby's Showhouse 2016 First Look at the Sotheby’s Showhouse 2016

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
This week, At Home, the Sotheby’s Showhouse 2016 opened. Running through next Saturday, the third annual Designer Showhouse and Auction features twelve design firms who, using works from a variety of Sotheby’s departments, have created a diverse selection of chic and eclectic rooms.…
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Umberto Pasti in Tangier, photograph by Ngoc Minh Ngo for T magazine Discoveries in June

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   7 Comments
If there is going to be a lull in the summer season, it certainly hasn’t started yet. Between interesting shows, travels and online updates, it’s hard to keep up with all the recent discoveries in June. I am a longtime fan of French photographer Brigitte Lacombe‘s work and for the first time in her decades long career, she is exhibiting her work in New York.…
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Russell Piccione dining room at Sotheby's Showhouse Sotheby’s Showhouse Part II

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   2 Comments
When touring the Sotheby’s Showhouse, a fellow visitor paid it an enormous compliment, explaining that to him it felt like a gracious grand dame apartment. He was referring not to any particular style of decoration but rather to the fact that, overall, the connected rooms felt elegant and livable in the most timeless way.…
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Juan Carretero library for Sotheby's 2015 Designer Showhouse Sotheby’s 2015 Designer Showhouse

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
Having debuted their inaugural designer showhouse last year, Sotheby’s took a giant leap forward with their second iteration this year. With the Sotheby’s 2015 Designer Showhouse, the auction house chose thirteen designers (up from six last year) to each transform a room on the fifth floor exhibition space of their NYC headquarters.…
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