Monday, September 26th, 2011

Late Queen Juliana’s Attic Sale Draws Crowds of Royal Fans at Sotheby’s in Amsterdam

March 15, 2011 by  
Filed under Art Market

AMSTERDAM (AP).- From threadbare armchairs to marble mantel clocks, garden furniture to a silver pocket knife, thousands of the late Dutch Queen Juliana’s possessions are going under the hammer in an attic sale fit for a king. The four-day auction by Sotheby’s started Monday and was stirring interest among serious collectors as well as die-hard Dutch royalty fans of the popular House of Orange. A total of 1,725 lots gathered from seven royal palaces were being auctioned with the proceeds [...]