{"id":86391,"date":"2023-10-07T14:02:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T14:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=86391"},"modified":"2023-10-07T14:02:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T14:02:16","slug":"treasure-chest-of-rothschild-family-valuables-head-to-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/treasure-chest-of-rothschild-family-valuables-head-to-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Treasure chest of Rothschild family valuables head to auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Rothschild family treasures head to auction and could fetch eye-watering $30MILLION<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Art, furniture, jewelry, ceramics and silver owned by Rothschild family banking dynasty will be sold by Christie&#8217;s in New York over several auctions in October\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Rothschild Masterpieces sale includes 600 items which belonged to Baron James de Rothschild, his wife Betty, and sons Baron Alphonse and Baron Gustav<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A 17th century oil on panel piece titled &#8216;A young woman holding a hare with a boy at a window&#8217; is estimated will sell for between $3million and $5million<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A large collection of treasures from the Rothschild family&#8217;s private collection is set to go up for auction in North America for the first time and could fetch an eye-watering $30million.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Art, furniture, jewelry, ceramics and silver owned by the banking dynasty will be sold by Christie&#8217;s in New York over several auctions from October 11.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The sale titled\u00a0Rothschild Masterpieces includes more than 600 items which once belonged to\u00a0Baron James de Rothschild, his wife Betty, and their sons Baron Alphonse and Baron Gustav.<\/p>\n<p>A 17th century oil on panel piece titled &#8216;A young woman holding a hare with a boy at a window&#8217; is among the most the coveted and is estimated will sell for between $3million and $5million.<\/p>\n<p>Other\u00a0Rothschild items include\u00a0a series of\u00a0gilded leather panels &#8216;unseen in public for 150 years&#8217; and made by a Rembrandt follower, expected to sell for $1.5million, and a\u00a0pair of late Louis XV giltwood\u00a0and white-painted fauteuils,\u00a0worth up to $1million.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/12\/75950921-12572365-A_large_collection_of_treasures_from_the_Rothschild_family_s_pri-a-47_1696679215717.jpg\" height=\"732\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A large collection of treasures from the Rothschild family&#8217;s private collection is set to go up for auction in North America for the first time and could fetch an eye-watering $30million. Pictured- Mounted hardstone cabinet with five figures worth up to $1million\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/12\/75950909-12572365-King_Louis_XV_chairs_worth_up_to_800_000-a-45_1696679215687.jpg\" height=\"217\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/12\/75950905-12572365-King_Louis_XVI_green_antico_vases_and_covers_worth_250_000-a-46_1696679215697.jpg\" height=\"217\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Art, furniture, jewelry, ceramics and silver owned by the banking dynasty will be sold by Christie&#8217;s in New York over several auctions from October 11\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/12\/75950927-12572365-A_17th_century_oil_on_panel_piece_titled_A_young_woman_holding_a-a-49_1696679215723.jpg\" height=\"806\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A 17th century oil on panel piece titled &#8216;A young woman holding a hare with a boy at a window&#8217; is among the most the coveted and is estimated will sell for between $3million and $5million<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/12\/75950907-12572365-Green_porcelain_dinner_and_desert_crockery_set_expected_to_sell_-a-48_1696679215717.jpg\" height=\"632\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Green porcelain dinner and desert\u00a0crockery set expected to sell for up to $150,000<\/p>\n<p>The trove of treasures come from Baron James&#8217; homes in Paris and\u00a0the Ch\u00e2teau de Ferri\u00e8res which were so impressive they had the\u00a0go\u00fbt Rothschild style named after them.<\/p>\n<p>The items have remained in the hands of their descendants for decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This week of auctions will make history,&#8217; Christie\u2019s Deputy Chairman\u00a0Jonathan Rendell told The New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For the first time, one of the great collecting families of Europe is offering its important and intimate heirlooms at auction in the United States. The quality of the 600-plus objects in these sales is as extraordinary as the range.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Throughout the 19th century, the Rothschild family\u2019s collecting was the stuff of legend.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;The Rothschild masterpieces are already causing a stir in the market.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Other items on sale include a first century\u00a0Roman Sardonyx cameo portrait of the Roman emperor Claudius which is expected to fetch between $200,000 and $300,000.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/12\/75950919-12572365-Two_bronze_marble_busts_of_Emperors_Marcus_Aurelius_and_Lucius_V-a-50_1696679215724.jpg\" height=\"702\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Two bronze marble busts of Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus which could sell for $400,000<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/12\/75950915-12572365-Rare_suite_of_King_Louis_XV_Savonnerie_panels_predicted_to_sell_-a-54_1696679215797.jpg\" height=\"492\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rare suite of King Louis XV Savonnerie panels predicted to sell for $150,000<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/28\/20\/75950933-12572365-image-m-32_1695930654888.jpg\" height=\"479\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/28\/20\/75950925-12572365-image-a-33_1695930662504.jpg\" height=\"479\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>The trove of treasures come from Baron James&#8217; homes in Paris and the Ch\u00e2teau de Ferri\u00e8res which were so impressive they had the go\u00fbt Rothschild style named after them<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/28\/20\/75950903-12572365-image-a-34_1695930671175.jpg\" height=\"158\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Painting of the triumph of David which is worth up to $2million\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The last time this item was auctioned at Christie&#8217;s in 1899, it sold for around $4,500, which is worth around\u00a0$496,000 today, before it was purchased by the\u00a0Rothschilds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;These are things that have been kept away since the end of the 19th century. And unless you knew this particular branch of the family, you wouldn\u2019t have seen them,&#8217; Rendell told CNN.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It\u2019s not the type of thing that, in New York, we normally get to play with. You\u2019re more likely to see a sale like this in Europe.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Rothschild family&#8217;s set of\u00a0porcelain tureens, covers and stands will also be auctioned and is expected to sell for up to $50,000.<\/p>\n<p>Furniture, ceramics, silver,\u00a0tapestries and jewelry which demonstrate their unique taste, described by\u00a0Rendell as &#8216;an extraordinary combination of sumptuousness and domesticity&#8217;, are also up for auction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is the sort of thing that, 100 years ago, 150 years ago, the market would have gone crazy for. We don\u2019t get a bulk of this type of material coming up for sale anymore,&#8217; he added.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those who are strapped for cash are able to bid on items online from $100.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/12\/75950923-12572365-Italian_ormolu_mounted_cabinet_on_a_stand_which_could_fetch_up_t-a-53_1696679215797.jpg\" height=\"1150\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Italian ormolu-mounted cabinet on a stand which could fetch up to $500,000\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/12\/75950931-12572365-Piece_painted_by_Francesco_Xanto_Avelli_in_a_workshop_from_1541-a-52_1696679215796.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Piece painted by Francesco Xanto Avelli in a workshop from 1541<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/12\/75950929-12572365-Portuguese_silver_gilt_ewer_worth_an_estimated_300_000-a-51_1696679215749.jpg\" height=\"880\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Portuguese silver-gilt ewer worth an estimated $300,000\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/12\/75950913-12572365-King_Louis_XV_patinated_bronze_and_ormolu_mantel_clock_with_an_e-a-55_1696679215821.jpg\" height=\"873\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>King Louis XV patinated bronze and ormolu mantel clock with an elephant- expected to sell for up to $90,000<\/p>\n<p>Most of the items are currently on a world tour but will hit auction\u00a0at Christie\u2019s Rockefeller Plaza headquarters in the evening on October 11.<\/p>\n<p>The sale will then continue on the mornings of October 12 and October 13 with an online sale taking place between October 3 until the 17th.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the French branch of the\u00a0Rothschild family are said to have specifically wanted the sale to take place in New York. Part of the family lived in the US during World War Two.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rendell pointed to a &#8216;rationalization&#8217; and a &#8216;generational shift&#8217; to be possible reasons the collection is being sold now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Not everybody lives like a 19th-century Rothschild, even the Rothschilds,&#8217; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12572365\/Rothschild-family-treasures-head-auction-fetch-eye-watering-30MILLION.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rothschild family treasures head to auction and could fetch eye-watering $30MILLION Art, furniture, jewelry, ceramics and silver owned by Rothschild family banking dynasty will be sold by Christie&#8217;s in New York over several auctions in October\u00a0 The Rothschild Masterpieces sale includes 600 items which belonged to Baron James de Rothschild, his wife Betty, and sons Baron Alphonse and Baron Gustav<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86390,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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