The Private Collection Of Jayne Wrightsman 2020 Christie's New York (SOLD)
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[224] pp.
w/ 704 lots
w/ typed letter dated 9/28/2010 laid-in signed by Jayne Wrightsman
Christie's New York
2020
10 1/2" x 8 1/4"
Fine
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Christie’s is honored to present The Private Collection of Jayne Wrightsman - patron, connoisseur, and paragon of erudition and style who unequivocally revived the field of French decorative arts in the public sphere. Mrs. Wrightsman and her husband, Charles B. Wrightsman, built an exceptional collection of furniture and works of art and served as Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, making transformative gifts to the Museum and establishing The Wrightsman Galleries for French Decorative Arts.
The auction includes Old Master paintings and sculpture, European furniture and ceramics, Chinese ceramics and works of art, silver and carpets, and other works. These items graced and decorated Mrs. Wrightman’s elegant home at 820 Fifth Avenue in New York, and were designated for sale to benefit philanthropy.
A paragon of sophistication, refinement and style, Jayne Wrightsman unequivocally revived the field of French decorative arts in the public sphere, building with her husband, Charles B. Wrightsman, an exceptional collection of furniture and works of art that extended from the boiserie-panelled rooms of her elegant residences in New York and Palm Beach to the galleries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.