-Caveat Lector- Liquidating assets =================================== CHRISTIE'S TO SELL MOST IMPORTANT SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTION TO COME TO THE LONDON MARKET THE COLLECTION OF THE BARONS NATHANIEL AND ALBERT VON ROTHSCHILD Sale 6179 8 July, 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. London, King Street http://www.christies.com/events/jun99/rothschild/index.html Rothschild's Prayer Book up for Sale. The history of the Rothschild family is surpassed only by such dynasties as the Habsburgs and the Bourbons for their pan-European nature—and in what may be understood as the family's heyday, the mid-nineteenth century, they were perhaps unrivalled. CHRISTIE'S TO SELL MOST IMPORTANT SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTION TO COME TO THE LONDON MARKET THE COLLECTION OF THE BARONS NATHANIEL AND ALBERT VON ROTHSCHILD 8 JULY 1999 CHRISTIE'S KING STREET Christie's is to offer paintings and works of art valued in excess of £20 million from the collection formed in the 19th century by Baron Albert and Baron Nathaniel von Rothschild at Christie's Great Rooms in London on Thursday 8 July. Christie's is honoured to have been instructed by the heirs of the Barons Alphonse and Louis, sons of Albert von Rothschild, to sell these works of art that have been recently returned to the family by the Austrian government. That this historic collection has been restored to the family and permission granted for it to leave Austria is a tribute to the enlightened attitude of that country's present government. The works of art to be included in the sale represent the highest tradition of Rothschild collecting. They comprise exceptional furniture, sculpture, paintings, works of art, scientific instruments, arms and armour, silver, porcelain, glass, musical instruments and rare Persian carpets. Amongst the paintings are three portraits by the Dutch Old Master, Frans Hals. One of the most striking portraits by Rembrandt's great rival is that of the Amsterdam merchant, Tieleman Roosterman. It is estimated at £2,500,000 - £3,500,000, and is the most important work by Hals to come onto the market for many years. Also included is one of David Teniers II's famous paintings of the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Picture Gallery. A masterpiece by the Dutch genre painter, Isaac van Ostade, is also to be sold. The furniture includes a magnificent royal commode by Jean-Henri Riesener. This commode (Royal Inventory no. 2958) was supplied on 12 October 1778 to King Louis XVI for the 'cabinet intérieur' at Fontainebleau. It is described by Pierre Verlet in 'Le Mobilier Royal Francais' (vol. IV, pps.85-87, illus) as 'Cette magnifique commode est encore aujourd'hui dans son éôtat d'origine'. Verlet goes on to say that it was removed from Fontainebleau by 1787. Christie's research proves for the first time that it was moved by the King to his library at Versailles and appears in an inventory in August 1779, no. 2958. Other rare pieces of furniture from this Rothschild collection include a black lacquer commode by Bernard II van Risemburgh and a bureau by Leleu. The furniture is complemented by two highly important French long-case clocks, of which the regulator by Berthoud, l'horlogier du roi, was originally made for the Duc de Choiseul-Praslin at Vaux-le-Vicomte. Interestingly, the related example, now in the Palacio Real in Madrid, was thought to be the clock from Vaux-le Vicomte, but this version does not have the barometer noted as being part of the Vaux le Vicomte design, and the example in the Rothschild collection does. This extraordinary clock is expected to make a record price for any clock at auction. A great armillary sphere made in Lyons around 1550 is the centrepiece of a remarkable cache of scientific and horological instruments collected by Nathanial von Rothschild. As might be expected in any Rothschild collection the sale will also feature objets de vertu in the form of silver, gold boxes, maiollica and Limoges enamels. Unique to this particular collection is the silver-gilt mounted Medici 'protoporzellan' oil and vinegar bottle; an un-mounted version of this design exists at Chatsworth in the collection of the Duke of Devonshire. There is also a very rare and fine tortoishell Pique epergne. The collection includes two 16th century manuscripts. Of these, and recognised as one of the greatest achievements of Renaissance manuscript illumination, the Rothschild Prayerbook contains 67 full-page miniatures including work by Gerard Horenbout, Simon Bening, and the Master of the Older Prayerbook of Maximilian. Completing the 250 lot sale to be sold at King Street on Thursday 8 July is a large and important group of musical instruments, some of which date from the Renaissance, and important works of arms and armour of incomparable quality and historical interest. Of particular interest is the 38-bore French wheel-lock holster pistol, signed 'Agrisole' and circa 1620. This is one of a celebrated pair which were stolen in 1984; the present pistol was the only one recovered. It is recognised as being one of the very finest pistols in existence and is almost certainly of royal provenance. Also with royal provenance is the shaffron from the Königsgarnitur of the future Emperor Maximilian II by Matthäus Frauenpreisz the Elder, etched by Jörg Sorg the Younger, circa 1548 - 1550. The arms and armour also include two French combined sword-pistols, of circa 1550 - 1560. Only four of these remarkable weapons are known to exist, that have been described as representing 'the highest achievement of the Renaissance sword-cutler and gunmaker'. The appearance of these rare and historic works of European art from the Rothschild collection at Christie's King Street in July will be the highlight of the summer season and re-emphasises the importance of London as a global auction centre. 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