The Gilded Age was a period of unprecedented economic growth in America, which allowed for culture and creativity to flourish. Powerful collectors like Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick and Andrew Mellon amassed important works of European furniture, decorative and fine art, laying the foundation for America’s greatest institutional collections. Sotheby’s upcoming single-owner sale, The Gilded Age Revisited, honors the keen eye and passion of an important American collector who brought together exceptional paintings, furniture, Asian art and more splendid items over several decades. Click ahead to view a selection of Old Masters that will be featured in this extraordinary auction.
