Christie's London Catalog, the Champalimaud Collection 2 Volume Box Set 7/7/05 Sale Code 7127

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Christie's July 2005 Auction Catalog for The Champalimaud Collection 2 Volume Box Set 7/7/05 Sale Code 7127

Part 1: French … Read more Christie's July 2005 Auction Catalog for The Champalimaud Collection 2 Volume Box Set 7/7/05 Sale Code 7127

Part 1: French Furniture & WOA, OM Paintings, Sculpture.
Part 2: French Furniturw & WOA, Porcelain, Silver, Sculpture, Garden Statuary
Slip Case Measures 12"H, 9.5"W, 2"D

According to Christie's site: "The Champalimaud Collection is an incomparable assemblage of 18th-century French fine and decorative art, together with Venetian vedute and superb small groups of European sculpture, silver and Chinese Export porcelains. These two beautifully illustrated catalogues accompanied the sale of the collection of Mr. Antonio de Sommer Champalimaud, a collection of over forty years of passionate collecting. Particularly focused on 18th century France with a major subspecialty in 18th century Italian objects as well. He decorated each room of his home with beautiful French and Italian furniture and objects d'art. He also collected an extraordinary group of French 18th century paintings. Morning sale: 298 pp. the Evening sale 267 pp. both with color images throughout. 302 lots in all." See less