The successful bidder of any firearms (lots 401– 404, 408 – 418, and 423) will be responsible for arranging their own shipments or collecting in-person and will be responsible for applicable New York taxes.

艾琳·罗斯福·艾特肯珍藏：图书室、卧室与工艺精品

拍卖简介

In a landmark series of sales to take place in February 2026, Christie’s is proud to present the contents of one of the last great treasure houses of New York. On day three, Irene Roosevelt Aitken: Library, Bedrooms and Objects of Vertu, is led by a group of antique European firearms from the collection of Russell B. Aitken. The sale further features the English furniture and decorative arts from both the library and bedrooms at 990 Fifth Avenue, with a fine selection of English and European gold boxes, Fabergé works of art and further examples from Irene Aitken’s extraordinary collection of works of art by Matthew Boulton.

Irene Aitken was a true devotee of the arts and, to further her legacy of generosity, proceeds of the collection will go to the three New York cultural institutions closest to her heart: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Frick Collection and The Morgan Library & Museum.

拍卖时间

2月13日上午10:00 (美国东部标准时间) 拍品 401-550

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Elizabeth Seigel

Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections | Private & Iconic Collections

Elizabeth Seigel is a Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections in New York. She joined Christie’s King Street in 2011, and in 2012 moved to New York as a specialist across Decorative Arts, focusing on English and European furniture, tapestries, porcelain and 19th century decorative arts. Since joining the Private and Iconic Collections team in 2015 she has helped to coordinate the landmark collections of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, Betsy Bloomingdale, Joan Rivers, Peggy and David Rockefeller, Jayne Wrightsman and Andre Leon Talley. Additionally, she has headed successful single owner sports memorabilia sales, such as Selections from the Geddy Lee Collection and Important Baseball Memorabilia. Liz recently helped guide The Ann and Gordon Getty Collection, a suite multiple cross-category sales, which garnered over $200 million for philanthropy and Rothschild Masterpieces, which tripled its low estimate raising over $60 million.

Liz graduated from Cornell University magna cum laude, and received her Master of Letters with distinction from Christie’s Education, London.

William Strafford

Deputy Chairman, Senior International Specialist | European Furniture & Works of Art

Will Strafford, Senior International Specialist, European Furniture and Decorative Arts, has been based in New York since 2003 and was head of the European Furniture department from 2003-2012. Prior to that he ran the European Furniture sales in Christie’s King Street from 1999-2002 and worked as a European Furniture specialist in Christie’s New York from 1993-1999. The landmark sales he has worked on include Works of Art from the Wernher Collection (2000), the Collection of the Late Baroness Batsheva de Rothschild (2000, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection (2000), the Doris Duke Collection (2004), the Partridge and Segoura sales (2006) , the Van Cliburn Collection (2012), the Collection of Djahanguir Riahi (2012), the Peggy and David Rockefeller Collection (2018), and the Desmarais Collection (2019). Mr. Strafford has a degree in English and History of Art, and more than thirty years of experience in the auction business.

Allison Cox

Lead Specialist | Private & Iconic Collections

Allison Cox is an associate specialist in English Furniture and Decorative Arts in New York. She holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in History from the Johns Hopkins University where she concentrated on social and cultural histories, as well as material culture studies. She received her master’s degree with distinction in Museum & Artifact Studies from Durham University in the United Kingdom.

Prior to joining Christie’s, she was with another international auction house in New York. She is also a member of the Furniture History Society and the Georgian Group.

Christopher June

Head of Sale, Junior Specialist | Silver

Christopher June is a Junior Specialist in the Decorative Arts department focusing on American, English, Continental, and Russian silver and objects of vertu. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Christopher completed his undergraduate degrees in History and Art History at Seattle University before earning a Masters of Arts degree in Fine and Decorative Arts from the Sotheby’s Institute, London. Christopher joined the Christie’s Client Services department in the summer of 2017, before transitioning to his current role in the Fall of 2019. Since joining the Decorative Arts Department, Christopher has contributed to a number of important sales including La Rêverie: The Collection of Sydell Miller (2021), The Private Collection of Jayne Wrightsman (2020), The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty (2022) and The Orange Blossom Collection (2023).