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Lot 150
* CHRISTO (BULGARIAN b 1935 - ),THE GATES PROJECT FOR CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK CITYlithograph, signed75cm x 59cmMounted, framed and under glass.Note: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude were a married couple who created environmental works of art. Christo and Jeanne-Claude were born on the same day, June 13, 1935; Christo in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, and Jeanne-Claude in Morocco. They first met in Paris in October 1958 when Christo painted a portrait of Jeanne-Claude's mother. They then fell in love through creating art work together. Their works include the wrapping of the Reichstag in Berlin and the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris, the 24-mile (39 km)-long artwork called Running Fence in Sonoma and Marin counties in California, and The Gates in New York City's Central Park. Credit was given to "Christo" only, until 1994, when the outdoor works and large indoor installations were retroactively credited to "Christo and Jeanne-Claude." Jeanne-Claude died, aged 74, on November 18, 2009, from complications of a brain aneurysm.On 3 January 2005, work began on the installation of the couple's most protracted project, The Gates, in Central Park in New York City. The title is "The Gates, Central Park, New York, 1979-2005" in reference to the time that passed from their initial proposal until they were able to go ahead with it: only with the permission of the new mayor of New York, Michael R. Bloomberg, were they able to proceed. After the project was completed, Bloomberg released the following statement about "The Gates," “Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg praised The Gates as ‘one of the most exciting public art projects ever put on anywhere in the world - and it would never have happened without Jeanne-Claude.’” "The Gates" was open to the public from 12 February until 27 February 2005. A total of 7,503 gates made of saffron color fabric were placed on paths in Central Park. They were five meters high and had a combined length of 37 km. Bloomberg, a fan of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, presented them with the "Doris C. Freedman Award for Public Art" for the work of art. Christo and Jeanne-Claude often expressed satisfaction that their concept for their home town of over 30 years was finally realized. The cost of the project was $21 million US dollars which was raised entirely by Christo and Jeanne-Claude selling studies, drawings, collages, works from the 1950s and 1960s. They did not accept any sponsorship, nor did the city of New York have to provide any money for the project. Christo and Jeanne-Claude donated all the money raised from the sale of souvenirs such as postcards, T-shirts and posters to "Nurture New York's Nature, Inc." While the engineering, manufacturing and set-up took over a year, about 750 paid employees erected the project in five days and then deployed the fabric of all the gates in half an hour. Around 600 more ("Gate-keepers") distributed 1 million free samples of the fabric to visitors. The uniformed Gate-keepers also provided information to visitors about the project, and were responsible for unrolling the gates that had rolled over their crossbars in the high wind.[citation needed] More workers uninstalled the project in one week, leaving almost no trace and shipping all the materials for recycling.
Lot 780
A GEORGE III CHIPPENDALE DESIGN MAHOGANY CARD TABLE with floral carved edge hinged top revealing a baize interior with guinea wells and candlestick stands, above a frieze drawer; standing on blind fret square chamfered legs, having double gate back legs 83cm wide 45cm deep 72cm high.ConditionIn good condition having original colour and polish.
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Lot 190
[CHARLES & DIANA]: CHARLES (1948- ) Prince of Wales & DIANA (1961-1997) Princess of Wales. A Christmas greetings card bearing the facsimile signatures of both Prince Charles and Princess Diana, the stiff white oblong 8vo folding card featuring a colour photograph to the inside of the Royal couple seated in three-quarter length poses, together with their young sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. With two gold embossed crests to the front cover. Together with a second Christmas greetings card bearing the facsimile signatures of both Prince Charles and Princess Diana, the stiff white oblong 8vo folding card featuring a colour photograph to the inside of the Royal couple standing at a gate in three-quarter length poses, together with their young sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. With signs of former mounting to the verso of each, otherwise VG, 2
Lot 133
1988 Olympics Participation Bronze Medal in Seoul complete with original box, obverse the South Gate of Korea the reverse embossed with the Olympic Logo and text, comes with a royal blue case in very good condition. From the personal collection of Bernard Thomas, Olympic Gymnast and physiotherapist for the England Cricket team between 1970 and 1985
Lot 60
Books - Mid-20th Century Fiction - Wheatley (Dennis), all first editions, The Book Club, London, h/b, pictorial dust jackets as issued & 12mo, including The Dark Secret of Josephine, [1950], The Island Where Time Stands Still, [1955], The Ka of Gifford Hillary, [1957], Traitors' Gate, 1958, The Rape of Venice, 1959, The Satanist, 1960, Vendetta in Spain, 1961, (7); Bates (H.E.): The Darling Buds of May, first edition, The Book Club, London 1958, h/b, d/j, 12mo, A Breath of French Air, first edition, The Book Club, London 1959, h/b, d/j, 12mo & When the Green Woods Laugh, first edition, The Book Club, London 1960, h/b, d/j, 12mo, (3); Maurier (Daphne du), The Scapegoat, first edition, The Book Club, London [1958], h/b, d/j, 12mo; Waugh (Alec), Fuel For The Flame, first edition, The Book Club, London 1959, h/b, d/j, 12mo; Priestly (J.B.), Festival at Farbridge, reprint of the first edition for The Book Club, William Heinemann Ltd, London 1951, h/b, d/j, 12mo; Murdoch (Iris), A Severed Head, third impression, The Book Club, London 1961, h/b, d/j, 12mo; Peter Ustinov; further crime, suspense and period novels with pictorial dustjackets, etc, [*70]
Lot 352
A good Chinese Famille Rose vase, Republican Period, the shoulder and foot decorated with foliate scrolls against a magenta sgraffito ground, the body enamelled with a continuous scene of a single figure looked from a pavilion within a walled garden and a single seated dog waiting at the gate, with turquoise rocks, green pine trees, further pavilions and distant mountains, with turquoise glazed interior and base with six-character seal mark in gilt, 28cm high, wood stand Provenance: From a private Swedish Collection acquired before 1988. 民国 粉彩山水台阁图灯笼瓶 拍品来源：瑞典私人收藏，购自1988年之前
Lot 3317
18ct gold wedding ring, 9ct white gold princess cut diamond, eternity ring, 9ct white gold wedding ring, three other 9ct gold rings, 9ct gold gate bracelet, one other 9ct gold bracelet and necklace CONDITION REPORT 18ct gold ring weighs approximately 1.7 grams. Remaining 9ct gold weighs approximately 21.1 grams
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