Christie’s Exceptional Sale 2013 Realises £15 Million/$22.9 Million/€17.6 Million
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CHRISTIE’S EXCEPTIONAL SALE 2013REALISES £15 MILLION/$22.9 MILLION/€17.6 MILLIONThe Maharaja of Pat iala’s banqueting service sets a record price for an English dinner service sold at auction realising £1.9 million / $2.9 million / €2.3 million London, 4 July 2013–The Exceptional Saleevening auction realised £14,990,450/$22,845,446/ €17,553,817 selling 69% bylot and 79% by value. The top price was paid for the Maharaja of Patiala’s banqueting service which realised £1,965,875/$2,9 95,994/€2,302,040 (estimate: £1 million –1.5 million), setting a world record price for an English dinner service sold at auction.Robert Copley, Deputy Chairman Christie’s UK, International Head of Furniture and Decorative Arts, Christie’s London: “The very strong results witnessed in this evening’s salebuild on the success of this pioneering sales platform, first established atChristie’s in 2008 anddemonstrate the enduring appeal of masterpieces of European furniture and decorative arts. These works were highlyadmired over the past few weeks while they have been exhibited alongside highlights o f the Old Master, Impressionist, Modern and Contemporaryart in London and when they toured to Moscow, Hong Kong and Monaco. The collectors engaging in this market continue to be increasinglyinternational. This evening we saw competitive bidding across all categories, from clocks to furniture with royal provenance in the room, on thetelephones and via Christie’s LIVE. Several records were set including a world record auction price for the enamel plaque by Henry Bone whichwas purchased by the Cleveland Museum of Art. We are delighted that theSèvres porcelain ormolu-mounted blue-ground vase-clock waspurchased by Chateau de Versaille s and will be returning to its original home. ”Top Lot -The top price was paid for the Maharaja of Patiala’s banqueting service which realised £1,965,875/$2,995,994/€2,302,040 (estimate: £1 million –1.5 million), setting a world record price for an English dinner service sold at auction.Commissioned by the Maharaja in honour of a tour of India in 1922 by Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor, this extensive George V silver-gilt dinner-service PRESS RELEASE | LONDON FOR IMMEDIATE REL EAS E: 4 ul 2013
