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Property from the Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon: Interiors

21 November 2014 - 23 November 2014 | 2:00 PM EST | New York

SALE TOTAL

14,335,595USD
Browse Lots
  • Interior Shot from Mrs. Paul Mellon’s Upperville, Virginia Estate

  • Interior Shot from Mrs. Paul Mellon’s Upperville, Virginia Estate

  • Interior Shot from Mrs. Paul Mellon’s Upperville, Virginia Estate

  • Interior Shot from Mrs. Paul Mellon’s Upperville, Virginia Estate

  • Interior Shot from Mrs. Paul Mellon’s Upperville, Virginia Estate

Browse Lots
Sale Number: N09247 Lots : 1249

SALE TOTAL

14,335,595USD DOWNLOAD RESULTS

Sessions

  • Session 1: 21 Nov 2014 | 02:00 PM | Lots 268 - 506
  • Session 2: 22 Nov 2014 | 10:00 AM | Lots 507 - 719
  • Session 3: 22 Nov 2014 | 02:00 PM | Lots 720 - 986
  • Session 4: 23 Nov 2014 | 10:00 AM | Lots 987 - 1222
  • Session 5: 23 Nov 2014 | 02:00 PM | Lots 1223 - 1517
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Overview

RESULTS
The  Interiors auction – offering fine art, furniture, porcelain, silver, glassware, decoration and more from Mrs. Mellon’s residences in the United States and abroad – finished the series, more than doubling expectations to achieve $14.3 million.  Collectors competed feverishly across the three-day, five-session sale of Mrs. Mellon’s Interiors, driving the auction result to more than double its high estimate, and with 86.9% of all 1,250 lots on offer achieving prices above their high estimates. Online activity was particularly strong throughout the sale, with more than a quarter of all lots won by bidders participating on Sotheby’s BidNow platform.

OVERVIEW
The Interiors auction will offer fine art, furniture, porcelain, silver, glassware, decoration and more from Mrs. Mellon’s residences in the United States and abroad, which together provide a rare window into an era of collecting, living and entertaining that has since passed. Her love of horticulture is evident throughout the collection, including the significant selection of rare porcelain in vegetable, fruit and botanical forms, by celebrated makers such as Chelsea and Meissen. Her English and French furniture -- often painted, echoing the signature wood floors of her Oak Spring Farm residence -- exudes the understated elegance of the Mellons’ life, and was arranged always to take advantage of their spectacular surroundings in any given location. Mrs. Mellon’s close relationships with designers and artists are demonstrated again throughout the Interiors sale, from several works created by her longtime friend Diego Giacometti to linens designed by Mrs. Mellon in collaboration with Givenchy.

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Contact Information

Nancy Druckman
Consultant
American Folk Art
+1 212 606 7225
nancy.druckman@sothebys.com
Erik Gronning
Senior Vice President
Head of Department
Americana
+1 212 606 7130
erik.gronning@sothebys.com
Richard Austin
Senior Vice President
Head of Department
Books & Manuscripts
+1 212 606 7385
richard.austin@sothebys.com
Dr David Goldthorpe
Senior Director
Head of Department
Books & Manuscripts
+44 20 7293 5303
david.goldthorpe@sothebys.com
Henry House
Senior Director, Head of Department
Furniture and Decorative Arts
+44 20 7293 5486
henry.house@sothebys.com
Derya Baykal
Assistant Vice President, Specialist
European Ceramics
+1 212 894 1442
derya.baykal@sothebys.com
Christina Prescott-Walker
Senior Vice President
Division Director, Asian Art and Decorative Arts
+1 212 606 7332
christina.prescott-walker@sothebys.com
Mario Tavella
Président-directeur général
Sotheby's France
Chairman Sotheby’s Europe
+33 1 53 05 53 12
mario.tavella@sothebys.com
John D. Ward
Senior Vice President
Head of Department
Silver
+1 212 606 7160
john.ward@sothebys.com
Alessandra Merrill
Assistant Vice President, Specialist
Silver
+ 1 212 606 7160
alessandra.merrill@sothebys.com
Kevin Tierney
Senior Consultant
Silver
+ 1 212 606 7160
kevin.tierney.associate@sothebys.com
Cynthia Harris
Director
Head of Department
Silver & Decorative Arts
+44 20 7293 5531
cynthia.harris@sothebys.com
Thomas Denzler
Senior Vice President, Head of Department
+1 212 606 7916
thomas.denzler@sothebys.com
Alexandra Allen
Head of Sale
Assistant Vice President
Specialist
19th Century European Art
+1 212 606 7140
alexandra.allen@sothebys.com
Molly Ott Ambler
Senior Vice President
Senior Specialist
Impressionist & Modern Art
+1 212 606 7360
molly.ott@sothebys.com
Julian Dawes
Senior Vice President
Head of Evening Sale
Impressionist & Modern Art
+1 212 606 7360
julian.dawes@sothebys.com
Scott Niichel
Senior Vice President
Co-Deputy Head of Department; Head of Day Sale
Impressionist & Modern Art
+1 212 606 7360
scott.niichel@sothebys.com
Edith Eustis
Vice President
Specialist and Senior Researcher
Impressionist & Modern Art
+1 212 606 7360
edith.eustis@sothebys.com