The Champalimaud Collection 6 & 7 July 2005 Christie's London Gloria Vanderbilt

The Champalimaud Collection 6 & 7 July 2005 Christie's London Gloria VanderbiltMorning Sale [307] pp. 226 lots Evening Sale [267] pp. 75 lots Christie's London 2005 11 3 4" x 9" These two beautifully illustrated catalogues accompanied the sale of the collection of Mr. Antonio de Sommer Champalimaud, a collection of over forty years of passionate collecting. Particularly focused on 18th century France with a major subspecialty in 18th century Italian objects as well. He decorated each room of his home with beautiful French and

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preface by Francis Jourdain

custards and desserts -- Sauces for desserts -- Ice creams and frozen desserts -- Cakes -- Cake fillings and frostings -- Cookies -- Rarebits and cheese snacks --The preparation of dinners for dinner parties -- Coordinated recipes for the preparation of entire dinners -- Candy -- Canning and preserving -- Cooking tips

It was first published almost 60 years after Whistler compiled it

as well as the Couture theme

offering advice on combining landscape and domestic design

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This special edition was issued by Waterstones Booksellers upon publication and varies considerably in style from the regular edition

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including examples of private homes