Top-scoring lamps help Europeans see decorative light
CHRISTIE’S (20.93/11.96% buyer’s premium) eschewed Art Nouveau altogether at their 20th Century Decorative Arts sale on May 20. This short outing was 83 per cent sold by lot (63 from 76) and 87 per cent by value, and raised a premium-inclusive €3.41m (£2.35m).
There was less trade buying than at the Lagerfeld collection – just three lots from the top ten – an…