Christie's Online Magazine No.271

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Hollywood couture by L’Wren Scott, Rare John Robert Cozens, Unisex watches, A Park Avenue collection, and more |

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‘She was an incredible talent’: L’Wren Scott’s sparkling couture for Naomi, Nicole — and Mick

From ‘fantasy object’ to fauteuil: a storied Park Avenue collection with provenance to die for

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‘The attitude now is that anyone can wear any watch’: designs that flatter both men and women

Who was the artist revered by Constable as ‘the greatest genius that ever touched watercolour’?

Editor’s picks

Now aged 99, Françoise Gilot is most famous for her 10-year relationship with Picasso. This has tended to overshadow her own artistic achievements, yet the power of her vision is clear in Tug Boat at Tower Bridge. Painted around 1960, it offers a vividly original view of a familiar London landmark

Estimate: €2,000-3,000
16 June, Paris

This large dish dates from the Guangxu period (1875-1908) of the Qing dynasty. Its iron-red and gilt decoration shows two dragons chasing the flaming pearl in the middle of the design — a recurrent motif in Chinese art, with the pearl representing the attainment of wisdom, power or immortality

Estimate: €3,000-5,000
until 25 June, Online

Pine trees are a defining feature of the landscape in southwestern France. Henri Matisse was at Le Piquey, on Arcachon Bay west of Bordeaux, when he made this 1915 drawing, capturing in a few strokes the spindly trunks of the conifers and the rooftops beyond

Estimate: $10,000-15,000
until 23 June, Online

Apart from books, a library needs two things: somewhere to sit and read, and a set of steps to reach the higher shelves. This ‘metamorphic’ Regency library armchair combines both in one stylish piece of furniture. Flip the top back and the chair turns into a small flight of stairs

Estimate: £2,000-3,000
until 15 June, Online

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Naomi Campbell in L’Wren Scott at AmfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS Gala in Antibes in 2010. Photo: © Venturelli/WireImage via Getty images / Nicole Kidman in L’Wren Scott at the 2006 premiere of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus. Photo: © Daniele Venturelli/WireImage via Getty Images / Mick Jagger on stage during the Rolling Stones’ celebrated Hyde Park concert in 2013. Photo: © Brian Rasic