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Christie's Auction Features High-Value French Art and Silver Collection

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Christie's held Classic Week auctions on December 1 and 2, 2013, featuring the Blaquier-Arrieta Collection of museum-quality silver and Old Master Paintings. The collection included a Louis XV silver soup tureen by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, which had an estimate of £4,000,000 to £6,000,000. The event covered 330 lots, with estimates ranging from £800 to £6,000,000.

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The auction showcased significant capital movement within the fine arts market. The sale of major pieces, such as the Meissonnier tureen, highlights the high value and demand for historical European artistic heritage.

Christie's was also hosting an exhibition celebrating European artistic heritage, which featured masterpieces by François Boucher.

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  • Christie'sArt business and fine arts auction house that hosted the event

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