The aftermath of the sale at Christie's & Doyle New York

Feb. 9th was a big day - I had to, or intended to, split myself in half phone bidding between Christie's Interior Sale and Doyle New York's Belle Epoque, turned out it was a full-day's output. Although it sort of ended in a disastrous kind of way (prices went shockingly high and countless competitors over the phone and on the internet), I was in fact a bit satisfied to see the rather eager engagement in the showroom.

At Doyle:


Tiffany Studios bronze/glass arrowroot lamp, sold for $185,500.


Set of 12 Georg Jensen sterling silver wine gobblets, sold for $20,000.


Louis XVI style bronze mtd. marble top commode, sold for $15,000.



At Christie's:


A Maison Jansen ebonized bureaplat, sold for $5,250.


A large group of leather bound books, sold for $26,500.