CHRISTIE'S KARL LAGERFELD COLLECTION 4/23,28-29/00 MONACO
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CHRISTIE'S MONACO THE COLLECTION OF KARL LAGERFELD THIS IS A THREE CATALOG COLLECTION WITH HARDBACK SLIPCASE IN NEW CONDITION THESE CATALOGS CONTAINS 890 PAGES AND 378 LOTS SALE 1026 / 9446The collection of furniture and paintings of fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld in Monte Carlo on April 28th and 29th and in New York on May 23rd 2000. Karl Lagerfeld has decided to sell his collection, which includes 200 chairs and armchairs as well as 150 paintings, because he does not want to become �a kind of curator in his own home�. �I possessed these magnificent pieces and I think that the time has come to get rid of these because objects have to move notwithstanding the fact that such sale helps keep the market alive. Therefore I am happy to say farewell to my collection,� he said. Lagerfeld nurtured a passion for 18th Century art after receiving the shock of his life at seven when he saw a painting by Menzel representing Frederick the Great surrounded by his friends, notably Voltaire, in the setting of his Sans-Souci palace. �This scene represented the kind of idealism which I strove to reach,� he added. Lagerfeld started his collection some 25 years ago after buying a pair of early 18th Century armchairs which he eventually lost during a house removal. He usually bought what he liked at first glance while trying to capture a personal vision,
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