The Sam Wagstaff Collection of American Silver, sold by Robert Mapplethorpe, Christie’s, 135-Page catalogue, 1989.
$250
Size: 8 x 10 inches
“The Sam Wagstaff Collection of American Silver is the culmination of the extraordinary collecting career of one of the art market’s most charismatic figures… Just after the sale of the photographs (to the Getty Museum), Wagstaff became passionately interested in American silver of the 19th century. One of the few private collectors to appreciate the wildly eclectic designs of the Victorian period.”
