The tiny principality of Liechtenstein is selling off property from five centuries of European art history. The private collection of the prices of Liechtenstein will be sold at Christie's Amsterdam on April 1. The auction is 450 lots of furniture, paintings, clocks, sculpture, tapestry and works of art with estimates ranging from €300 to €300.000. The sale is being held so that the family can continue to invest in the many works of art which will remain in their private collection. Highlights include rare bronze statues from the Italian Renaissance, a pair of celestial globes created by Willem Janszoon Blaeu who studied mathematics with the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, and a Dresden cabinet.Christie's To Offer Liechtenstein's Treasures
The tiny principality of Liechtenstein is selling off property from five centuries of European art history. The private collection of the prices of Liechtenstein will be sold at Christie's Amsterdam on April 1. The auction is 450 lots of furniture, paintings, clocks, sculpture, tapestry and works of art with estimates ranging from €300 to €300.000. The sale is being held so that the family can continue to invest in the many works of art which will remain in their private collection. Highlights include rare bronze statues from the Italian Renaissance, a pair of celestial globes created by Willem Janszoon Blaeu who studied mathematics with the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, and a Dresden cabinet.
