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For Immediate Release14 December 2011

Contact: Leonie Pitts +44 (0)20 7752 3121 [email protected]

ANOUSKAHEMPEL KAYSAATCHI IVORBRAKATHREETASTEMAKERS

Interiors from left to right: Anouska Hempel, Kay Saatchi, and Ivor Brakas properties

South KensingtonChristies presentsAnouska HempelKay SaatchiIvor Braka - Three Tastemakerson

Tuesday, 17 January 2012 at Christies South Kensington saleroom. Featuring over 350 lots, the sale

promises to provide bidding opportunities for collectors at every level, with estimates for individual lots

ranging from 200 up to 25,000. This fascinating sale resonates with the personalities of these renownedindividuals who have exerted a powerful influence on the design and contemporary art worlds respectively

- the outcome is an exciting and diverse auction which incorporates Biedermeier furniture and Asian

accents of black and gold synonymous withAnouska Hempel Design Ltd; stunning contemporary furniture

and pictures including works by Marcel Kammerer and Howard Hodgkin collected by Kay Saatchi during

her London years; and Moroccan furniture and works of artthe result of a collaboration between Braka

and Tino Zervudachi, Director atMlinaric, Henry and Zervudachi. Every item included in the sale will be on

public exhibition from 11 to 16 January 2012 at Christie s, 85 Old Brompton Road prior to the auction;

the sale as a whole is expected to fetch in the region of 400,000.

The Collectors

Anouska Hempel (Lady Weinberg) is one of the

worlds most celebrated designers. Her London-

based design and architectural practice, Anouska

Hempel Design (AHD) has an unrivalled

international reputation for architecture, interiors,

landscapes, graphics and haute-couture. She has

designed critically acclaimed luxury hotels,

restaurants, private residences, yachts, retails andluxury retail stores throughout the world. Her

collaborations include brands such as Moncler,

Louis Vuitton, Henry Cottons and Van Cleef &

Arpels and she continues to be taken afar with her current projects. Throughout the years, she has
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travelled the world sourcing beautiful and unique pieces.Anouska Hempels .current portfolio of projects

include the Baccarat hotel in Rabat, Tunisia, the new Louis Vuitton store in Paris and the restoration of

the French 1930s Grand Theatre in Beirut. Today, the organization continues to strive and this is sale

represents an opportunity for the re-organization of Anouska Hempels warehouse.

Kay Saatchi opens a new chapter living and

working in LA and is selling the part of her

collection which forms a document of theyears she spent in London. Kay Saatchi first

arrived in London in 1986 at the

recommendation of her friend and mentor, the

formidable New York art dealer Leo

Castelli.and began her career working at the

pioneering Waddington Galleries, before

embarking upon an adventure on the British

Art scene in the 1990s. Art continues to define

Kay Saatchis life: she remains involved with projects in London including Anticipation, a showcase forthe very best of young graduates leaving art school in the capital. In bringing works from her private

London Collection to auction, Kay Saatchi hopes to share with others the great pleasure that these objects

have brought to her over the years.

Ivor Braka offers property from a traditional fishermans house in St.

Tropezthe interior of which he designed together with Tino Zervudachi

from Mlinaric, Henry and Zervudachi.. The furniture reflected the

Saracenic history of the area and the sale includes a wonderful array of

Morrocan and Syrian inlaid furniture and works of art. The collection also

contains some impressive pieces of English furniture having recently

purchased The Gunton Arms in Norfolk, his local pub, he and his wife

Sarah have been working with Robert Young Antiques and Robert Kime

to source and collect furniture and works of art that would give the

Gunton Arms a traditional, old English feel with the comfort of a Country

House. Inevitably they purchased 30% more than they needed to

complete the project, so some of these items now find themselves in the care of Christie's.

Highlights

Highlights showcased within this very eclectic and diverse assortment include a Damien Hirst etching incolour (estimate 5,000-7,000); a set of six Dutch dining chairs (estimate 2,000-3,000); An Italian sofa,

circa1950, attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich (estimate 3, 000-5,000) and a pair of George III japanned tea

tables (estimate 15,000-25,000). Please see a selection of highlights illustrated below.

An Italian sofa, circa1950, attributed

to Guglielmo Ulrich

Estimate: 3,000-5,000

A Japanese Imari Vase

Lamp, with shade by

Robert Kime Ltd.

Estimate: 1,500-2,500

A pair of George III japanned and

chinese-export lacquer concertina

action tea-tables, circa1760

Estimate: 15,000-25,000


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A set of six Dutch grained side

chairs, late 18th century

Estimate: 2,000-3,000

A Louis XV giltwood

architectural fragment, circa

1730

Estimate: 1,000-1,500

A set of twenty-six gold and black

satin and raw silk cushions

Estimate: 300-500

Damien Hirst,

Quene 1-Am, 2004

Estimate: 5,000-7,000

An Italian scagliola table

top *detail) on a later base,

the top attributed to the

Della Valle brothers of

Livorno, third quarter 19th

centuryEstimate: 12,000-18,000

A steel and brass circular instrument

cabinet, early 20th century

Estimate: 1,500-2,500

A Syrian mother-of-pearl and pewter

inlaid mirror, mid-19th century

Estimate: 700-1,000

Marcel Kammerer (1878-

1959) for Thonet, a

Bentwood Ebonised and

Brass-mounted occasional

table

Estimate: 2,000-3,000

A set of six modern Chinese blue

and white `Double XI' storage jars

and covers

Estimate: 3,000-5,000

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High resolution images and further information available upon request

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Notes to Editors:

Public Exhibition: Wednesday 11 January: 9.00am5.00pm

Thursday 12 January: 9.00am5.00pm
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Friday 13 January: 9.00am5.00pm

Saturday 14 January: 11.00am5.00pm

Sunday 15 January: 11.00am5.00pm

Monday 16 January: 9.00am7.30pm

Auction:Anouska Hempel. Kay Saatchi. Ivor Braka. Contemporary Tastemakers(4023)17 January 2012 at 10.30am

Ecatalogue:The full catalogue will be available to view online from 20 December atwww.christies.com/calendar

Christies South KensingtonOpen seven days a week, Christies South Kensington is one of the busiest salerooms in the UK, annually holdingover 100 sales and offering more than 20,000 lots. The recently refurbished saleroom facilities and exhibition spacesprovide one of the most accessible, well lit and welcoming sales arenas in the world, consistently attracting over200,000 visitors a year. Interiors sales dedicated to home furnishings are held three times a month alongside monthlySunday sales of single-owner collections, and specialised sales for the avid collector are scheduled throughout theyear according to category. Every lot is beautifully illustrated in a large scale magazine-style catalogue and in anonline e-catalogue. Christies South Kensington appeals to a worldwide audiencein 2010 bidders originated fromover 50 countries, with around 20% of bidders taking part in auctions from the comfort of their own home oroffice, using Christies unique online bidding facility, Christies LIVE.

CHRISTIES SOUTH KENSINGTON85 Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 3LD

OPENING SEVEN DAYS A WEEKMonday: 9.00am7.30pm

TuesdayFriday: 9.00am5.00pmSaturday & Sunday: 11.00am - 5.00pm

WWW.CHRISTIES.COMPrices do not include buyers premium
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