Category Archives: One Owner Sale

Collection of Helen W. Benjamin Sotheby’s 1996


Property from the Collection of Helen W. Benjamin
Mrs. Benjamin was a trustee of Mount Sinai Hospital and her husband, a corporate lawyer, developed an interest in contemporary art that led to her involvement with the Whitney Museum. She served as a member of its Painting and Sculpture Committee from 1978 to 1989. Works included by Delvaux, Feininger, Giacometti, Gonzalez, Magritte, Man Ray Moore, Morandi, Nicholson, Picasso, Richier and Tanguy

2nd May 1996

Sotheby’s
New York

Rare well illustrated catalogue
Condition very good

Price £14.00

Ref:2443

The Estate Of Christian, Lady Hesketh 2007


The Estate Of Christian, Lady Hesketh
Together With Property Of The Trustees of The 2nd Baron Hesketh’s Will Trust.
The single-owner sale includes a group of fine furniture and decorative accessories from a variety of Lady Hesketh’s homes.
Sale Total: £2,918,928 Sale Number: L07500

7th March 2007

Sotheby’s
London

Very heavy well illustrated catalogue, includes the results sheet
Condition Excellent

Price £14.00

Ref:2438

Fine Furniture, Paintings, Sculpture & Works of Art the Estate of John F. Fleming


Fine European Furniture, Paintings, Sculpture and Works of Art from the Estate of John F. Fleming
John Francis Fleming was born in 1910 and grew up in New York City. He got his start in the book business when he was fifteen as a clerk for the renowned “Napoleon of Books,” A. S. W. Rosenbach. Rosenbach was Fleming’s patron and mentor. Fleming worked his way up in Rosenbach’s company, ascending from clerk to manager to vice president.

17th June 1989

Christie’s
New York

Well illustrated rare catalogue
Condition Very Good

Price £16.00

Ref:2426

THE WALID JUFFALI COLLECTION Bonhams 2018


THE WALID JUFFALI COLLECTION

Saudi-born Dr Walid Juffali (1955-2016) made an indelible mark on the global stage. From one of the wealthiest business families in Saudi Arabia, he was educated at Le Rosey in Switzerland, the US – at the University of San Diego – and then, after settling in London, he received a doctorate in neuroscience at Imperial College, London. From 2005, Juffali was chairman of his family’s company, E.A. Juffali Brothers, one of the largest companies in Saudi Arabia for telecommunications, infrastructure and insurance. Juffali’s personal fortune was considered to be $8 billion.

The collection of paintings, antiques, sculptures and objets d’art belonging to the late Walid Juffali, the Saudi billionaire at Bishopsgate House, his estate in Surrey, UK. The sale comprised of over 400 lots.

25th March 2018
BONHAMS
Bishopsgate House
Surrey

Very heavy well illustrated catalogue, includes the results sheet
Condition Excellent

Price £14.00

Ref:2029

Christopher Foley, Collection of English Medals of the 15th-17th Centuries

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Subject: English Medals of the 15th-17th Centuries

With nearly 600 lots of individual medals, such a dispersal is exceedingly rare and has hardly been equalled in size and scope for completeness in the last 100 years. Well illustrated heavy catalogue of 591 lots with extensive text. This catalogue  is an invaluable reference work for any serious collector of English Medals.

Auction house: Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury
Date: 16 October 2014
Condition: As New

(Weight:Heavy)
Price £9.99

Ref:23063

Griffiths Collection of Old Masters

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Subject: Fine Old Master & 18th and 19th Century Paintings

Property of: Dr. and Mrs C.I.Griffiths

Auction house: Phillips, Knowle
Date: 11 October 1978
Condition: Good, some handwritten notes and prices

(Weight:Medium)
Price £18

Ref:2103