Julien's Auctions, auction house to the stars announces Property from The Estate of Luise Rainer. The meteoric star of eight MGM Studios movies of the 1930s and CELEBRATED winner of two consecutive Academy Awards was once heralded as the "new Garbo." The items in the collection feature an array of fine European antiques, Old Master and Contemporary fine art, career memorabilia, furniture and personal effects from Rainer's longtime home in London's trendy Eaton Square.
Luise Rainer was the first actress to win back-to-back Academy Awards, the first in 1936 for her performance as Anna Held in The Great Ziegfeld and the second in 1937 for her performance as O-Lan in The Good Earth. Her historic rise in Hollywood is what film LEGENDS are made of. After a rocky relationship with Hollywood, this American/Viennese actress spent her time between Switzerland and England and finally settled in England in the 1990s following her second husband's death. Wallenschrank ArmoireAside from her acting talents, Rainer had a very discerning eye for traditional European antiques and built an impressive collection of 17th and 18th century Continental case pieces over the decades. Featured in this sale are examples of fine cabinetry from her native Germany, including a Maria Theresia Austrian armoire cabinet (Estimate: $8,000-$12,000), a German walnut Wellenschrank armoire (Estimate: $8,000-$12,000), an 18th century German walnut secretary bookcase (Estimate: $6,000-$8,000), a German fall-front bureau (Estimate: $4,000-$6,000) and a German marquetry games box (Estimate: $2,000-$3,000). Other antique highlights include Dutch marquetry pieces, including an 18th century commode (Estimate: $3,000-$5,000), and side table (Estimate: $2,500-$3,500). British antiques from the same era include a George III Secretary Cabinet with a hidden compartment, (Estimate: $8,000-$10,000), a William and Mary cabinet with multiple drawers (Estimate: $5,000-$7,000), and a William and Mary oyster veneered mirror (Estimate: $2,000-$3,000).Registering to Bid
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