The Exceptional Sale 2011 King Street – Thursday, 7 July 2011 Sale no: 8033 – Top Ten [All sold prices include buyer’s premium] Sold: £28,781,000 $45,934,476 €32,004,472 Lots Sold: 36 Lots Offered: 50 Sold by Lot: 72% Sold by £: 91% Exchange Rate£:= $1.596/ €1.112

Purchase Lot Description Estimate (£) Price Buyer

A set of four Empire ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain baluster vases, the porcelain Jiaqing period (1796-1821), £7,993,250 600,000 - 10 the mounts circa 1815 $12,757,227 Wynn Macau Ltd. 1,000,000 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR €8,888,494 ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORCELAIN

The Givenchy Royal Hanover chandelier, a German silver

eight-light chandelier Balthasar Friedrich Behrens, £5,753,250 2,600,000 - 52 designed by the King's architect William Kent $9,182,187 Anonymous 3,600,000 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR GERMAN €6,397,614 SILVER

Demidoff service, a French-Empire silver-gilt dinner- £3,177,250 3,000,000 - 30 service, mark of Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot, Paris, $5,070,891 Anonymous 5,000,000 1817 €3,533,102

A pair of Empire ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain baluster vases, the porcelain Jiaqing period (1796-1821), the £2,841,250 11 base mounts circa 1810, the neck and handle mounts 200,000 - 300,000 $4,534,635 Anonymous circa 1820 €3,159,470

A Chinese gilt-bronze, enamel and paste-set quarter-striking £2,505,250 9 automaton musical table clock, Guangzhou workshops, 150,000 - 250,000 $3,998,379 Anonymous vasesfirst quarter 19th century €2,785,838 A north Italian Empire ormolu, silver-gilt and lapis lazuli, £612,450 7 by Luigi Manfredini, Milan, dated 1813 250,000 - 400,000 $977,470 European Private €681,044 An Anglo-Indian ivory-inlaid teak, ebony and tortoiseshell £505,250 14 bureau-cabinet, Vizagapatam, circa 1720-30 500,000 - 800,000 $806,379 European Private €561,838 The Foley wine coolers, a set of four George III silver-gilt £433,250 wine-coolers, mark of Digby Scott and Benjamin 8 400,000 - 600,000 $691,467 UK Trade Smith, London, 1805, after a design by Jean-Jacques €481,774 Boileau, retailed by Rundell, Bridge and Rundell A pair of Louis XIV ormolu-mounted and pewter-inlaid £421,250 26 ebony and blue-stained horn torchers, attributed to Andre- 350,000 - 500,000 $672,315 Anonymous Charles Boulle, late 17th century €468,430 The Teniers Flemish silver ewer and basin, the basin with £337,250 39 mark of Philips le Noir, Ghent, 1682-1683, the ewer 300,000 - 500,000 $538,251 European Trade with mark of Wierick Somers III, Antwerp, circa 1696 €375,022

Comment: Robert Copley, Christie’s International Head of Furniture and Decorative Arts, and Deputy Chairman of Christie’s UK: “The extraordinary result of this evening’s sale builds on the success of the 2008 Exceptional Sale. Far exceeding the high pre-sale estimate, this auction total doubles the previous record achieved in this category and reflects the market’s appetite for the very best rare and unique objects. This was exemplified by the superb price achieved for the four Empire ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain baluster vases which sold to Wynn Macau Ltd.* for £7,993,250/ $12,757,227/€8,888,494. From the start, saleroom drama was high with the Chinese musical table clock being hungrily pursued by multiple bidders, ultimately realising 10 times the top estimate. The evening concluded with equal gusto when The Givenchy Royal Hanover chandelier achieved £5,753,250 / $9,182,187/ €6,397,614, more than doubling its previous record price set when Christie’s sold this work on behalf of Hubert de Givenchy in Monaco, 1993. We are proud to continue to extend and broaden the parameters of this pioneering format which has led to new clients coming to this traditional market. We look forward to The Exceptional Sale 2012.” Press Contact: Hannah Schmidt +44 207 389 2964 [email protected] * Further details available upon request