The JZ Knight Collection
Featured works from the Los Angeles-based auction include a discerning selection of 20th Century design as well as a diverse array of European furnishings, decorative arts, carpets and paintings. Amassed over a decade, the JZ Knight Collection will feature eclectic and unique examples of period furniture, decorative arts, carpets and paintings from the 17th through 20th centuries with a particular focus on European and American elegance. Each item on offer during the 500-lot sale has been personally selected by Knight to reflect her passion for rare and unique items. Fine Arts highlights from The Collection of JZ Knight will include Young Girl with Bichon Frise by Fritz Zuber-Bühler, oil on canvas (est. $60,000/80,000); Restful Company by Gabriel-Émile-Édouard Nicolet, oil on canvas (est. $8,000/12,000); Baby's First Kiss by Eugenio Eduardo Zampighi, oil on canvas (est. $30,000/50,000) and L'ange Pensif by Jules-Cyrille Cave, 1903, oil on canvas (est. $12,000/18,000). The illustrated auction catalog will be posted online for review in the weeks preceding the auction. For more information on the Bonhams & Butterfields Furniture and Decorative Arts Department and its sales, please visit: www.bonhams.com/usfurniture. Auction: September 27, 2009 at 10:00am, Los Angeles Preview: September 25-26, 2009, Los Angeles
