Christie's Online Magazine No.311

From: Christie's - Saturday Jun 04, 2022 03:01 pm

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The Collection of Hubert de Givenchy, Old Masters, Georges Jouve, Michael Jordan, Henri Jayer Burgundy, Molly Goddard, and more |

How Hubert de Givenchy married his passion for modern art with a love of C18 furniture

‘A chance to acquire a piece of history’: sublime Burgundy from a collection established in 1446

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Georges Jouve: how the virtuoso potter’s bold techniques created a new language for ceramics

‘I was quite overwhelmed’: Keith Christiansen, formerly of the Met, on the Alana Collection

‘Seeing my dresses alongside a Chagall will be amazing’: meet fashion designer Molly Goddard

The legacy of the GOAT — six rare artefacts from the six-time NBA champion, Michael Jordan

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Editor’s picks

Portrait of a Lady was painted in the court of Milan in the late 15th century, by an artist in the circle of Leonardo da Vinci. The sitter’s pose in profile, her hairstyle and her manner of dress all help scholars to date the work; they also give the picture its enigmatic power

Estimate: $600,000-800,000
9 June, New York

This very rare Chinese teapot dates from the Jiajing period, making it about 500 years old. It is decorated with images of children playing instruments, throwing balls and riding toy horses in a floral garden — a motif echoed in the lid, whose handle is the stem of a flower

Estimate: HK$60,000-80,000
until 7 June, Online

The sale of these Graff diamond ‘Waterfall’ earrings, donated by the author J.K. Rowling, will benefit Lumos, the children’s charity she founded in 2005. They come with a signed copy of her recent bestseller The Christmas Pig and a personal letter from Rowling to the buyer

Estimate: £30,000-50,000
6-16 June, Online

Growing up in Rome, Virgilio Guidi immersed himself in Italian Renaissance and Baroque art. But by the time he painted Still Life with Fish, in 1913, he had begun to take an interest in Cézanne, whose influence may perhaps be seen in his choice of subject matter, handling of paint and treatment of light

Estimate: €12,000-18,000
until 16 June, Online

Hubert de Givenchy. Photo: Robert Doisneau / Gamma Rapho // King’s College Cambridge. Photo: Julian Eales / Alamy // Georges Jouve (1910-1964), Rare low table, circa 1955. Glazed ceramic, patinated steel. 14 x 76½ x 15¼ in (35.6 x 194.3 x 38.7 cm). Estimate: $100,000-150,000 / Georges Jouve (1910-1964), Pair of interlocking low tables, circa 1957. Glazed ceramic, painted steel. 12½ x 22½ x 17¼ in (31.8 x 57.2 x 43.8 cm). Estimate: $100,000-150,000. Both offered in Design on 7 June 2022 at Christie’s in New York. Photos: Jacek Gancarz // Portrait of Molly Goddard. Photo: Lee Whittaker / Molly Goddard, Spring/Summer 2020 collection. Photo: Courtesy of Molly Goddard

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