"She had peerless style, sophistication, subtlety, and deep appreciation for culture and the humanities," says Max Carter, vice chairman of 20th and 21st century art at Christie's. Indeed, Ertegun's designs reveal a flair for restrained elegance, confidently balancing soft lines, natural fabrics, and mellow hues with carefully selected pieces imbued with stories from different eras and cultures.
Born in Bucharest, Romania, in 1926 as Ioana Maria Banu, the illustrious Ertegun made New York her home in the 1960s when she married Ahmet Ertegun, the late cofounder of Atlantic Records.
For more than 50 years she amassed eclectic artworks and design objects that decorated her homes, and now they are up for grabs as part of Mica: The Collection of Mica Ertegun, a series of live and online sales at Christie's auction houses in New York and Paris from November 19 through December 18.
One of their early commissions was transforming a floor of Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship location, where Bill Blass, Pierre Cardin, and other of-the-moment designers showcased their wares. Glamorous homes for the social set-both in the city and farther afield-followed.
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