More Careful Owners
Well-known personalities, be they artists, designers or society figures, can be intensely private, but when their collections or the contents of their homes are put up for sale we can see inside their homes and find clues as to their tastes and interests. If we are lucky we can hope to own a piece from their collection. Once the contents have been dispersed what remains is the auction catalogue, a record of an individual’s taste and discernment.
Following on from our previous list ONE CAREFUL OWNER, we are returning with MORE CAREFUL OWNERS, a fresh selection of 23 auction catalogues of single-owner collections.
Auction catalogue documenting the magnificent collection and home of Carlos de Beistegui.
A wonderful collection illustrating one man's impeccable taste.
The catalogue for the sale of the contents of the Old Vicarage, Edensor, the final home of Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire.
The lavish catalogue for the 1997 charity auction of fashion worn by the Princess of Wales.
The contents of Madeleine Castaing's Neo-Classical mansion in Leves.
Auction catalogue for Lagerfeld's collection of Memphis furniture and objects.
A sale catalogue for objects from the collections of two great French aesthetes.
The sale catalogue for the auction of Edward James' Surrealist and Neo-Romantic art collection.
The auction catalogue for the contents of Versace's Lake Como retreat.
Auction catalogue of Princess Margaret's jewellery collection and the contents of her Kensington Palace apartment.
The contents of the exiled couple's Paris villa.
The auction catalogue for the American fashion designer's remarkable collection.
The auction catalogue for the contents of Versace's Manhattan townhouse.
The auction catalogue for the contents of Stephen Tennant's Wilsford Manor home.
The auction catalogue for the contents of Stephen Tennant's Wilsford Manor home.
The uncommon hardback edition of the auction catalogue.
The three volume catalogue for the sale of Karl Lagerfeld's collection of French 18th century art and antiques.