Christie’s To Offer A Collection Of Personal Property From The Estate Of Leona M. Helmsley

CHRISTIE’S TO OFFER A COLLECTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF

LEONA M. HELMSLEY

 

Collection to be offered in numerous sales throughout 2008 at Christie’s Rockefeller Plaza

Categories include:

Impressionist and Modern Art, Old Master Pictures, American Paintings, 19^th Century Furniture, Russian Works of Art, Silver, 20^th Century Chinese Art, Sporting Art, European and English Furniture, Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Interiors and others

New York - Christie’s announces that it has been selected to offer a collection of personal property from the Estate of Leona M. Helmsley in a series of sales throughout 2008 at Rockefeller Center.  The sales will feature property from Mrs. Helmsley’s New York, Greenwich, CT and Sarasota, FL homes, and will be offered in 15 sales covering numerous collecting categories including 19^th Century Furniture, American Paintings, Impressionist and Modern Art, Old Master Paintings, Important European Furniture, Russian Works, Silver and others.  All of the net proceeds will benefit the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley were titans of the real estate industry.  Together they created an unrivaled real estate empire, including such spectacular trophy properties as the Empire State Building, The Park Lane Hotel, The New York Helmsley Hotel, The Helmsley Palace Hotel, 140 Broadway, 230 Park Avenue (The Helmsley Building,) 140 Broadway, One Penn Plaza, and their former management and leasing company known as Helmsley-Spear, Inc.  Overseeing day-to-day operations as well as the big picture vision for one of the city’s preeminent real estate portfolios, the Helmsleys’ impact on New York was extraordinarily broad, deep and indelible.

Sale Schedule - All sales to take place at Christie’s New York in Rockefeller Center unless otherwise noted.  * Denotes catalogs that will include single-owner sections.

Sale Title                                                      Sale Date
Important American Silver                                               17 January 2008
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture                         7 March 2008
Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art                                       19 March 2008
19th Century European Art and Orientalist Art                   8 April 2008
*19th Century Furniture, Sculpture Works of Art and Ceramics            9 April 2008
Important Old Master Paintings                                  15 April 2008
Important European Furniture, Works of Art Ceramics & Carpets   16 April 2008
Important Silver and Objects of Vertu                           17 April 2008
Russian Works of Art                                            18 April 2008
Important English Furniture and Ceramics                                25 April 2008
*Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale                          7 May 2008
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture                    21 May 2008
20th Century Chinese Art                                                25 May 2008 - Christie’s Hong Kong
*Sporting Art                                                   25 November 2008
*Interiors                                                              Throughout Spring 2008

About Christie’s
Christie’s is the world’s leading art business with global auction sales in 2006 that totalled £2.51 billion / $4.67 billion.  Worldwide sales for the first half of 2007 totalled £1.63 billion / $3.25 billion, an increase of 32% by £ and 45% by $ from the same period last year and highest half year sales ever in art market history.  Christie’s is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service, and international glamour. Founded in 1766 by James Christie, Christie’s conducted the greatest auctions of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, and today remains a popular showcase for the unique and the beautiful. Christie’s offers over 600 sales annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewellery, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more. Prices range from $600 to over $80 million. Christie’s has 85 offices in 43 countries and 14 salerooms around the world including London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, Dubai and Hong Kong. Most recently, Christie’s has led the market with expanded initiatives in emerging markets such as China, India and the United Arab Emirates, with successful sales and exhibitions in Beijing, Dubai, Mumbai and Russia. Christie’s also offers its clients worldwide access to its sales through Christie’s LIVE^TM, its unique, real-time online bidding service.

*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium

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