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Severin Wunderman's Belongings Up For Sale

Filed under: Decor, Timepieces / Watches, Auctions, Charity

The possessions of Severin Wunderman, the late owner of Corum watches who died in 2008, will be auctioned by Bonhams on June 23. The horologer's 12-bedroom, 16,000-square-foot chateau in the South of France was stocked with a wild array of goods from various centuries and continents, almost all of which will be going on the block.

The only things held in reserve will be the Jean Cocteau art collection, which won't be auctioned until September. The contents of Wunderman's other estates in California and England were sold last year, with all of the proceeds from those sales and this one going to his eponymous charity.

[via Art Daily]

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The Unique Collections Of Severin Wunderman Up For Auction

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Filed under: Auctions

Last year I fell in love with late watch genius Severin Wunderman's eight-bedroom townhouse in the Chelsea part of London. Wunderman, who built the Gucci watch brand and owned Corum loved his skulls and other interesting images. A collection of furniture, paintings and object from this home will go on sale at Bonhams London on September 30. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Severin Wunderman Family Foundation which raises money to support medical research on incurable diseases.

Wunderman collected a variety of things including walking canes, images of Napoleon and skulls. The sale is broken up by room featuring looks at the goods in Wunderman's drawing room, study, master bedroom and even his kitchen (antique Japanese tea tins, anyone?). Some of the most striking pieces are ones from the Napoleon room. The room features not just Napoleon paintings and busts but decorative furniture such as this Charles X style walnut and parcel gilt day bed which is supported by carved swans. It is estimated at €810 - 1,200.

UPDATE: The sale of the Chelsea Collection of Severin Wunderman raised £881,940 total, with 90 percent of all lots selling.

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Severin Wunderman's House In The South Of France

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Filed under: Estates

Last December we looked at the London home of the late watch legend Severin Wunderman. The Wall Street Journal's Private Properties reports that his estate has put his French château and its contents up for sale for 18 million euros. Wunderman owned luxury watch manufacturer Corum and was a longtime maker of Gucci watches. He had purchased the 17th-century hunting lodge in La Colle sur Loup in the early 1990s and spent years restoring and decorating it. He died at the chateau last June.

The 16,000-square-foot house has 12 bedrooms and is filled with antiques and artwork including a bronze Salvador Dali sculpture. The 2.5-acre property offers a pool and a gorgeous formal garden. The listing pictures are small but reveal coffered ceilings, stone arches and columns.

Gallery: Severin Wunderman in the South of France

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A Watch Legend's London Home, Estate of the Day

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Sometimes a house is just where someone lives. Other times a person's home becomes an extension of personality. Today's home in London, England belonged to Severin Wunderman, a man well-known to those with a love of watches. Wunderman, who died this past summer at the age of 69, built the Gucci watch franchise and then later went on to buy the Swiss brand Corum. Ever wonder about the origin of Corum skull designs? A peek into Wunderman's library might hold the answer, skulls are proudly displayed on the shelves. The eight-bedroom home in the Chelsea area is deliciously quirky, full of both grandeur and eccentricity and decorated with art that reflects Wunderman's varied interests. The home also includes a gothic "hobbit house" in the garden. It was originally listed at £15.5million and now the asking price is £10.5million.

[via This is London]

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Gallery: A Watch Legend's London Home