CHRISTIE'S IMPORTANT EUROPEAN FURNITURE, SCULPTURE & CLOCKS SALE REALIZED £7,012,750 AND WAS 79% SOLD BY VALUE AND 65% BY LOT. THE HIGHLIGHT TOP LOT WAS A PAIR OF LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOULLE MARQUETRY COFFRES EN TOMBEAU (COFFERS ON STANDS), BY ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE, CIRCA 1688, WHICH WAS BOUGHT BY THE RIJKSMUSEUM AMSTERDAM AND REALIZED £2,617,250. "WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT THE MUSEUM QUALITY PAIR OF LOUIS XIV COFFERS BY BOULLE HAVE FOUND A MOST APPROPRIATE NEW HOME, HAVING BEEN BOUGHT BY THE RIJKSMUSEUM, WHERE THEY WILL BE ON PUBLIC VIEW TO BE ENJOYED BY MANY. DURING THE PRE-SALE EXHIBITION THESE PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED MASTERPIECES WERE GREATLY ADMIRED BY INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ACADEMICS AND PRIVATE COLLECTORS. WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHOWCASE THEM ON A GLOBAL PLATFORM", SAID CHARLES CATOR, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, CHRISTIE'S INTERNATIONAL. "THIS SALE MARKS THE STELLAR END TO A SEASON WHICH HAS POWERFULLY DEMONSTRATED THE TIMELESS VIGOR OF APPRECIATION AND DEMAND FOR THE DECORATIVE ARTS", SAID MARCUS RADECKE, DIRECTOR OF EUROPEAN FURNITURE.
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