Germany - House Of Baden Treasure Auction

(26 Sep 1995) T/I: 11:19:54

One of Germany's oldest aristocratic families, the House of Baden,
is selling off the family silver in a landmark auction that will
last for 15 days. The eyes of the international fine art community
will be focussed on Baden-Baden where 25,000 art objects --
furniture, paintings, ceramics, glass, silver and textiles,
representing 500 years of family history -- will be up for grabs
from Thursday (29/9).

SHOWS:

BADEN-BADEN, SOUTH GERMANY, 26/9
0:00 ws sotheby's news conference.
0:03 cutaway
0:07 tilt down to long table - with complete setting
0:13 cu ornate clock
0:15 ws mantle clock and mirror
0:18 zoom in horse statue
0:26 Simon de Pury, chairman of sotheby's Europe, up sot "and the
exciting thing is you have the scope of
objects ranging from 100 DM to about a million DM...so
there's really something for everyone's purse and
everybody's taste."
0:37 ms lady's girdle - from first half 14th century - estimated
value 2 million Dm (1.6 million US dollars)
0:41 cu girdle detail
0:46 cu top of tankard - ivory and silver - vienna 1697,
estimated 800,000 DM (600,000 US dollars)
0:50 ms tankard
0:53 pull out walnut and gild bronze mounted bureau, c.1760's
estimated 500,000 DM (350,000 US dollars)
1:01 lady looking round various lots on display
1:08 pull out underside tea table, made by Gustav 3rd Sweden,
dated 1780 - to lid and auction house rep walking away

1:23 ENDS

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