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Emma
Luxardo
Country Manager Italy
Antiquorum S.A.
E-mail: pressitaly@antiquorum.com
Tel: +39.02.876625 - Fax: +39.02.877915
Piazza Duomo, 21
20121 Milano |
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64th Venice
Film Festival
Venice, August 28, 7.45 p.m.
Fondazione
La Biennale Venice and Jaeger-LeCoultre together to save and restore old
movies.
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Great
pre-opening ceremony of the 64th “Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica” of
Venice.
The President
of Biennale Davide Croff, the Director of the “Mostra” Marco
Müller and the Ambassador of this edition opening Ambra Angiolini,
who, on this occasion was wearing the Maison Jaeger-Le Coultre’s
last creation – the wonderful Joallerie 101 manchette, white
gold, diamonds and onyx - received the guests who arrived to
Palazzo Querini on tuesday, August 28, to celebrate the event.
The
Honorable Luana Zanella, assessor to the Cultural Production of Venice,
Raffaella Guerra, Jaeger – Le Coultre’s
Marketing And Communication Director and Emma Luxardo, Country
Manager for Antiquorum Italy, also intervened to greet the guests.
The
highlight of the evening was an auction held in the prestigious
site of the Biennale di Venezia, PALAZZO QUERINI DUBOIS, organized
by the famous Antiquorum Auctioneer and the Maison Jaeger-Le Coultre.
A
unique series of Reverso has been sold :
6 pieces each individually engraved with the signature by Sergio
Castellitto, Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Josh Hartnett,
Valentino Rossi and Olivier Stone.
About
200 guests attended the event, representants of the political,
cultural and show fields, including the members of the Giuria Venezia
64 : the directors Zhang Yimou, Catherine Breillat,
Jane Campion, Emanuele Crialese, Alejandro González Iñárritu,
Ferzan Ozpetek, Paul Verhoeven and some members of the Giurie
del Premio Orizzonti e del Premio Venezia Opera Prima Luigi De
Laurentiis of this 64th. Mostra; the President
of the Cineteca Nazionale Francesco Alberoni e Manuel de Sica, son
of the famous Vittorio, were also present.
Top lot was the watch personalized
by Catherine Deneueve.
The other pieces raised exceptional prices
too, thanks to the involvent of many collectors connected via internet
all around the world.
The proceeds of the auction will be entirely
distributed to the Funds for Cinema, a project promoted by La Fondazione
La Biennale di Venezia and finalized to the restoration of old movies
that risk to be lost forever.
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Davide Croff e Top Lot Valentino Rossi |
Francesco Alberoni e
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"Sergio
Castellito" Jaeger
LeCoultre, Reverso "Grande Automatique" Ref. 3038420. Made in 2007.
Very fine, self-winding, water resistant, rectangular stainless steel
gentleman's reversible wristwatch with two time zone indication, large
date display, day-night indicator, back with Sergio Castellito's signature.
Accompanied by the original fitted box and certificate.
Sold: 6,000 EUR
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"Catherine
Deneuve" Jaeger
LeCoultre, Reverso "Grande Automatique" Ref. 3038420. Made in 2007.
Very fine, self-winding, water resistant, rectangular stainless steel
gentleman's reversible wristwatch with two time zone indication, large
date display, day-night indicator, back with Catherine Deneuve's signature.
Accompanied by the original fitted box and certificate.
Sold: 6,800 EUR
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"Charlotte Gainsbourg" Jaeger
LeCoultre, Reverso "Grande Automatique" Ref. 3038420. Made in 2007.
Very fine, self-winding, water resistant, rectangular stainless steel
gentleman's reversible wristwatch with two time zone indication, large
date display, day-night indicator, back with Charlotte Gainsbourg's
signature. Accompanied by the original fitted box and certificate.
Sold: 6,000 EUR
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"Josh Hartnett" Jaeger
LeCoultre, Reverso "Grande Automatique" Ref. 3038420. Made in 2007.
Very fine, self-winding, water resistant, rectangular stainless steel
gentleman's reversible wristwatch with two time zone indication, large
date display, day-night indicator, back with Josh Hartnett's signature.
Accompanied by the original fitted box and certificate.
Sold: 6,000 EUR
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"Valentino Rossi" Jaeger LeCoultre, Reverso "Grande
Automatique" Ref. 3038420. Made in 2007. Very fine, self-winding, water
resistant, rectangular stainless steel gentleman's reversible wristwatch
with two time zone indication, large date display, day-night indicator,
back with Valentino Rossi 's signature. Accompanied by the original fitted
box and certificate.
Sold: 6,700 EUR |
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"Oliver Stone" Jaeger LeCoultre, Reverso "Grande
Automatique" Ref. 3038420. Made in 2007. Very fine, self-winding, water
resistant, rectangular stainless steel gentleman's reversible wristwatch
with two time zone indication, large date display, day-night indicator,
back with Oliver Stone's signature. Accompanied by the original fitted
box and certificate.
Sold: 6,000 EUR |
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Antiquorum
is, unquestionably, the world’s leading watch auctioneer; Of
the 66 watches ever sold publicly by major auction houses above SFR.
1,000,000, Antiquorum claims an impressive 45 . In 2002, Antiquorum
established the all-time world record price for a wristwatch at auction
when it sold a platinum Patek Phililppe World Time Ref. 1415 from
1939 for an astounding CHF 6,603,500 (US$ 4,026,524). This record-breaking
price more than doubled the previous world record price for a wrist
watch at auction. Another record price for a modern watch was achieved
in 2004, the unique white gold Calibre 89, also by Patek Phlipe,
was sold for SFr. 6,603,500 (US$ 5,002,652). |
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