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2010, Special Event, The Well-Appointed Room Doyle New York Auction Gallery

The Well-Appointed Room
Doyle New York Auction Gallery
January 27, 2010

The George Glazer Gallery was part of the Important English and Continental Furniture and Decorations Sale in a portion of the sale called The Well-Appointed Room, presented by interior designer Jeffrey Bilhuber. The Well-Appointed Room section showcased almost 200 lots of furniture and decorations from Jonathan Burden, LLC; John J. Gredler Works of Art, and the George Glazer Gallery. During the pre-sale, Doyle New York hosted a cocktail reception and honoring Jeffrey Bilhuber, who signed copies of Defining Luxury: The Qualities of Life at Home a lavishly illustrated book of his projects published by art publisher Rizzoli.

With competitive international bidding from the salesroom, the telephones and the Internet, the Important English and Continental Furniture and Decorations Sale totaled almost $2.5 million. The Bardin floor globe from the George Glazer Gallery was among the top five highest-selling items, at $25,000.

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From Doyle New York’s press release for the event:

The Well-Appointed Room section of the auction comprised almost 200 lots of furniture and decorations from Jonathan Burden, LLC and John J. Gredler Works of Art, and globes and other articles from George Glazer Gallery. Through the vision of acclaimed interior designer Jeffrey Bilhuber, these renowned taste-makers created their own version of today’s Well-Appointed Room.

The Well-Appointed Room featured a Regency mahogany terrestrial globe on stand by W. & T.M. Bardin, London, circa 1807, which sold to a buyer from New York for $25,000. A pair of Regency Boulle inlaid gilt-bronze mounted rosewood side cabinets, first quarter of the 19th century, sold to a buyer from New York for $21,250, and a bidder from the Mid-West was the successful buyer of a Regence gilt-wood center table, possibly English, second quarter of the 18th century, for $18,750.

Booksigning with Jeffrey Bilhuber

During the pre-sale exhibition of The Well-Appointed Room, Doyle New York hosted a cocktail reception for over 200 guests honoring Jeffrey Bilhuber. Mr. Bilhuber signed copies of his lavishly illustrated book, Defining Luxury: The Qualities of Life at Home, published by Rizzoli. Presenting Jeffrey’s projects from coast to coast, the book is filled with charming anecdotes and observations by the designer, whom Hamish Bowles has likened to a 21st century Billy Baldwin.

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