Property From the Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon: Interiors Sessions 1-2/ 3-5/ Masterworks/ Jewels & Objects of Vertu 4 Vol 2014 Sotheby's New York

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Sotheby's New York

2014

12 1/4" x 9 1/4"

Vol I:
Masterworks
[256] pp.
43 lots

Vol II:
Jewels & … Read more Sotheby's New York

2014

12 1/4" x 9 1/4"

Vol I:
Masterworks
[256] pp.
43 lots

Vol II:
Jewels & Objects of Vertu
[256] pp.
267 lots

Vol III:
Interiors
[396] pp.
Lots 272-716

Vol IV:
[652] pp.
Lots 720-1517

On November 10, 2014, items from Mellon's collection of paintings, jewelry, furniture, and decorative objects were auctioned at Sotheby's in New York for a total of $158.7 million, including Untitled (Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Light Orange) by Rothko, which sold for $36.5 million, and another Rothko that went for $39.9 million. Three of her most important paintings, two by Rothko and one by Richard Diebenkorn, were sold privately before the Sotheby's auction for a reported $250 million. Proceeds from the sales benefited the Gerard B. Lambert Foundation, a charitable entity established by Mellon in memory of her father. See less