Christie’s announces “The Collector” sales this spring to be offered across two auctions Online and Live from 29 April in London

Christie’s announces “The Collector” sales this spring to be offered across two auctions comprising “The Collector”: Online from 29 April to 20 May and The Collector:  Live on 19 May at Christie’s King Street.

Christie’s London – Christie’s announces The Collector sales this spring to be offered across two auctions comprising The Collector: Online from 29 April to 20 May and The Collector: Live on 19 May at Christie’s King Street.  The Collector sales bring together the finest examples of European and English furniture, works of art, silver, ceramics and gold boxes representing the celebrated makers and high craftsmanship from the 17^th – 19^th centuries.

This season, Christie’s have collaborated with Tastemaker and former Artistic Director of Oscar de la Renta, Peter Copping. Peter’s illustrious career in fashion has seen him work with some of the most prestigious fashion houses including Louis Vuitton, Nina Ricci, and Sonia Rykiel.  Peter’s love of antiques meanwhile grew from an early age and his own fervour for decorative arts has led him to become an avid collector.  Peter’s collection is an integral part of the magnificent interiors he and his partner have created within their manor house, La Carlière, in Normandy, France. Peter has opened the doors to his home, a 17th-century chateau which he has been renovating over the last twelve years to curate lots from The Collector sales to furnish and decorate six pivotal rooms, (five illustrated above and below), as reimagined in mixed media paintings by specialist interiors portraitist SJ Axelby.

The carefully chosen lots lend themselves to the romantic interior design scheme, combining both an English and a French aesthetic. (Illustrated below, Le Grand Salon) and (illustrated on page one, the Dining Room and Le Petit Salon). The interiors deftly mix decorative arts with contemporary 21st-century pieces, combining rich textiles, soft furnishings (including his own brand of Haute cushions named after his home La Carlière) alongside ornate mirrors, paintings, and an abundance of seasonal flowers.