"Property From The Collection Of Mrs. Paul Mellon Sotheby's New York" 2014 (New/ Sealed)
$1,800
Vol I:
Masterworks
[256] pp.
43 lots
Vol II:
Jewels & Objects of Vertu
[256] pp.
267 lots
Vol III:
Interiors Sessions 1-2
[396] pp.
Lots 272 to 716
Vol IV:
Interior Sessions 3-5
[652] pp.
Lots 720 to 1517
w/ 48 page/ 43 lots addendum Masterworks booklet
Sotheby's New York
2014
Sealed w/ cloth slipcase
12 1/4" x 9 1/4"
NEW
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The scarce complete set of four auction catalogues for the important sale of the collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon [Bunny Mellon] at Sotheby's, New York. The sale fetched over 200 million dollars. The Masterworks session included works by Rothko, Diebenkorn, de Stael, Klee, Manet, O'Keefe, Picasso, Boudin, Bosschaert the Elder and Seurat. The Jewels & Objects of Vertu catalogue includes pieces by Verdura, Schlumberger, Givenchy, Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels. The two Interior catalogues cover furniture, fine art, porcelain, decorative art, silver and textiles from the Mellons' homes in America and abroad. The catalogues begin with words and images documenting the life and homes of the Mellons.
On November 10, 2014, items from Mellon's collection of paintings, jewelry, furniture, and decorative objects were auctioned at Sotheby's in New York for a total of $158.7 million, including Untitled (Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Light Orange) by Rothko, which sold for $36.5 million, and another Rothko that went for $39.9 million. Three of her most important paintings, two by Rothko and one by Richard Diebenkorn, were sold privately before the Sotheby's auction for a reported $250 million. Proceeds from the sales benefited the Gerard B. Lambert Foundation, a charitable entity established by Mellon in memory of her father.