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Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. camel brooch in 18K gold, blue paillone enamel, diamonds, a freshwater pearl and a pink sapphire, estimated at $8,000-$12,000. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers

Collection of couple who edited top style and decor magazines at Doyle, April 19

Sheila Gibson Stoodley
Sheila Gibson Stoodley

 

Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. camel brooch in 18K gold, blue paillone enamel, diamonds, a freshwater pearl and a pink sapphire, estimated at $8,000-$12,000. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers
Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. camel brooch in 18K gold, blue paillone enamel, diamonds, a freshwater pearl and a pink sapphire, estimated at $8,000-$12,000. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK – Doyle will present the landmark auction of The Collection of Whitney Robinson & Marc Karimzadeh on Wednesday, April 19, beginning at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

After 20 years of collecting around the world, former design editor and real estate developer and global brand consultant Whitney Robinson and CFDA Editorial and Communications Director Marc Karimzadeh have decided to auction the contents of their stylish and bold New York City apartment decorated by Miles Redd and David Kaihoi and their former East Hampton residence. Living with and loving these objects for the past two decades, they are ready to share their special collection with discerning collectors from around the globe.

Tyler Hays, ‘Portrait of a Woman,’ estimated at $8,000-$12,000. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers
Tyler Hays, ‘Portrait of a Woman,’ estimated at $8,000-$12,000. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers

Commenting on the scope of the collection, Robinson said, “It represents an incredible amalgamation of 20 years of passionate collecting while I was editor of Elle Decor, Town & Country and House Beautiful and my husband Marc was an editor of Women’s Wear Daily and W magazine, and all the travels we took for those publications.”

“Wherever we’ve been, we love to look at shops, we love to look at antiques,” added Karimzadeh. “And we always come home with something that feels special and reminds us of those special times we’ve had when we travel.”

Circa-1930 Gio Ponti walnut secretaire and chair, estimated at $50,000-$80,000. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers
Circa-1930 Gio Ponti walnut secretaire and chair, estimated at $50,000-$80,000. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers

Among the collection’s highlights are a circa-1930 walnut secretaire and chair by Gio Ponti, estimated at $50,000-$80,000, as well as a monumental nine-fold screen by Piero Fornasetti and a set of 10 oak Wishbone chairs by Hans Wegner. Additional furnishings include iconic examples of Modern and Contemporary design by Arne Jacobsen, Chris Wolston, Eero Saarinen, Ted Muehling, the Haas Brothers and Isamu Noguchi. Also noteworthy is an extensive collection of lavishly illustrated books on fashion and design.

The collection offers a range of Contemporary sculpture and paintings by Daniel Arsham, Russell Crotty and Tyler Hays, who is represented by a 1968 portrait of a woman that has an estimate of $8,000-$12,000.

Certain to attract attention is an exquisite brooch by Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. designed as a glittering gold, blue paillonne enamel, diamond and gem-set camel, which carries an estimate of $8,000-$12,000.

Robinson said, “It’s time after 20 years of passionate collecting to share all of these incredible pieces.”

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