The Doris Duke Collection & Brooke Astor Estate (Book)

This is a three volume boxed set of sale catalogues which were produced by Sotheby's in 1999 for the disposal of the effects of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. It ranges from large scale pieces of furniture from their homes in France to many personal items...

This is a deluxe edition in two volumes which does justice to the splendour of this incomparable collection. This collection has never before been the subject of such an important wo...

by Charles Lockwood and Jeffrey Hyland This deluxe volume offers a meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated history of 45 magnificent estates in three of America's most prized residential districts: Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, and Holmby Hills. Lush new colour photographs as well as a trove of historical images take readers beyond the front gates for an exceptional, never-before-seen view of the mansions, grounds, and gardens of these sumptuous estates, and tell the history of Los Angeles' rise from rugged paddocks and farmland to famed metropolis. Each house is explored both for its historical and architectural importance, for here are the epitome of residences and gardens reflecting the famed Italianate and California Mediterranean styles by all the leading architects of Southern California, including Wallace Neff...

A very nice set of books in a very good clamshell box which were privately published with the support of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin. Volume 1 - The Collect...

by David A. Taylor & Jason W. Laskey This book presents hundreds of pieces of Jensen holloware which are taken from The Silver Fund's collection. The...

This is the hardback Sotheby's sale catalogue which was produced for the sale of the late first ladies possessions in April 1996. The sale featured, furniture, paintings, jewellery, porcelain, letters, photographs and other Memorabilia from the time that she was first lady and married to President Kennedy. The sale total was in excess of $34 million. In excellent condition and something that collectors of Kennedy memorabilia...

Christie's New York The Doris Duke Collection, New York June 2004, session 1. The catalogue consists of 623 pages with 1337 lots mostly illustrat...

The Brooke Astor Auction at Sotheby's, NY September 2012. 1st Ed softcover auction catalog. Brooke Astor was the ultimate New York philanthropist marrying...

Sotheby's "The Duke and Duchess of Windsor Auction" book catalogs. Sotheby's catalogues from the Duke and Duchess of Windsor Auction from S...

Christie's, The Wildenstein Collection, December 2005. New York: Christie's, 2005. Softcover. 180 pp. The majority of the works were undisturbed since their acquisition up to one hun...

America's Glorious Quilts by Dennis Duke 1989, Hardcover oversize book with dust jacket. America's Glorious Quilts coffee table book by Dennis Duke a...

The Palm Beach Collection By: Jennifer Ash Rudick Photography by Jessica Klewicki Glynn and Nick Mele Take a guided tour through the entrancing homes and lush private gardens of Palm Beach, a subtropical island that has long boasted some of the most spectacular residences in the country, in this two–volume, slipcased set The allure of living in Palm Beach has continued unabated for more than a century, and no one is a greater authority on the island’s residences than Palm Beach native Jennifer Ash Rudick. Here, in The Palm Beach Collection, she has selected 50 of the most extraordinary homes—from restorations of iconic Mediterranean Revival mansions by legendary architects Addison Mizner, Marion Sims Wyeth, Maurice Fatio, and John Volk to charming bungalows, sprawling ranches, ultra–modern villas, and chic apartments. All are exceptionally designed by a who’s who of the interior design world, with names including Peter Marino, the late Carleton Varney, Tom Scheerer, Mark D. Sikes, Mimi McMakin, Amanda Lindroth, and Frank de Biasi. The homes’ lush settings are as beautiful as the interiors, with the help of such superb landscape architects as Jorge Sánchez...