Amassed in different decades but dispersed in the same month this year, the collections of Anne and Frederick Vogel III (sold at Sotheby’s New York on January 19) and Pelham Olive (sold at Bonhams Bond Street on January 31) represented an exceptional opportunity for the collecting community.
The sale history and rich provenance of the impressive objects illustrates, among other shifts in demand, the peak of the market in the early 1990s through to the current trend of rising prices for outstanding, rare and decorative items.