Works of art from the collection of the barons Nathaniel and Albert von Rothschild (catalogue for an auction conducted by Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 8 July 1999)
London, Christie, Manson & Woods, 1999
(30.5 cm), 465 (1) pp., illustrations. 224 lots. List of prices realised loosely inserted. Publisher’s pictorial laminated boards. - This sale of property looted by the Nazis in 1938 and restituted to the Rothschild family by the Austrian Government in 1998, realised £57.71m ($89.97m); the two highest prices were £8.5m for the Prayerbook (lot 102) and £7m for a Louis XVI commode (lot 201, a new record for French furniture). ¶ Unmarked copy.
Books sent to some EU destinations are experiencing customs delays
- Subjects
- Auction sale catalogues - Sculpture & Works of Art - 1999
- Authors/Creators
- Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd (London)
- Owners
- Rothschild, Albert Salomon, Baron, 1844-1911
- Rothschild, Nathaniel, Baron, 1836-1905
- Auction date
- 19990708
Top