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This photo gallery originates from two recent private home concerts for invited guests and is an accurate description in photographs of the private concert held in a typical home.

 

 

Below: Save The Date Card mailed one month before concert.

 

Below: Cover of the invitation used for the private concert and mailed 2 to 3 weeks in advance.

 

Photos of the desserts at the evening concert. Generally, the dessert and coffee segment of the evening is before the start of the concert and lasts about 30 minutes. For this evening concert, the host had a local baker make several cakes which were brought in for the evening. The china and serving utensils were brought in by a catering company. The candles you see lit in the following photographs are battery operated and allowed by the insurers.

 

 

 

MADONNA AND HER CHILD

Circle of Franz Russ, Jr., Austrian, 1844-1906, oil on canvas, old master painting, circa late 19th century, acquired from Sotheby's, lot no: 3NDXX, 4.6.2002, The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art (lot no: TMFSIF535)

 

Serviceware for the desserts being served at a private concert. Disposable serviceware is discouraged except for The Artists' Neighborhood concerts.

 

 

Below: The program for the evening concert.

 
A private home concert for 28 invited guests to benefit a private school in the Midwest.

 

FERDINAND Vll, KING OF SPAIN, LETTERS CONCERNING ROYAL OFFSPRING

Spanish, ink on paper, historic royal document with royal seal, circa 1821, various inscriptions, acquired from Sothebys, lot no: 1YJG, 4.4.2000, The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art (lot no: TMFSIF530).

Catalogued by Sandra Sider, Sotheby's, New York.

 

The living room where the evening concert will be held before set up. Note that the ONLY piece of furniture that has been removed is the coffee table which was located in front of the sofa. This living room is an average sized living room common to most homes. In the photo, it appears larger then it actually is due to the wide angle lens being used.

Note the art hanging above the fireplace and the art on the four easles. Easles are NOT required NOR is wall space for hanging art. Any home concert should not be for less than 25 guests. To view The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art, please visit www.themercyfoundation.com

 

Prior to guests arriving, the room is now set up for 48 guests. Seven chairs are not visible as they are out of range of the camera. It is important to have the room set up before guests arrive.

Again, please note how the room was left intact with a minimal removal of furniture. Concert seating was added around the existing furniture.

 

Forty-eight guests are seated and the concert is underway.

 

 

 

The concert has just concluded. Note the art on the fireplace mantle which was shared with the audience during the program. For this particular concert, over 15 pieces of art were present.

A basket of customized CDs to be given to guests at the conclusion of an evening concert. The CD is a 72 minute compilation of Christian's music recorded in Canada and Australia. The CD is not available in stores and is exclusive to the private concert.

 

YOUNG CAVALIER

Adolf Pirsch, Austrian, 1858-1929, La Belle Epoque, oil on canvas, old master painting, circa early 20th century, artist's estate stamp on verso, acquired from Boris Wilnitsky Fine Art, Vienna, Austria, lot no: 361, 10.16.09, The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art (lot no: TMFSIF415).

 

Christian hands the Death Mask of Sir Walter Scott to an audience member. The mask is from the Laurence H. Hutton Collection at Princeton University, acquired from Sotheby's, December 5, 2000, lot no: 347Y. The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art.

An audience member studies the pipe that belonged to King Edward VIII of England. This piece was acquired from EAC, New York, January 6, 2005, previously auctioned by Christies on June 17, 2004, lot no. 57A, The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art.

 

HILLS OF LAVENDER

Clyde Leon Keller, American, 1872-1962, California Impressionism, oil on board, circa 1930, signed lower right, acquired from the artist's estate, lot no: DA1, 7.1.1997, The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art (lot no: TMFSIF525).

 
Above: A ladies tea private concert in a home on behalf of a private school. Christian is holding Pablo Picasso's original 'Pour Bernard,' circa, 1954. At right: After the concert, guests enjoy close-up selections from The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art including works by Pablo Picasso, Peter Carl Fabergé, Giovanni Battista Pasqualini, and important historic documents.

 

DEATH MASK OF SIR WALTER SCOTT

Scottish, 1771-1832, plaster, death mask, early 20th century - first generation copy from the original death mask by G. Bullock at Abbotsford, Laurence Hutton Collection at Princeton University, acquired from Sotheby's, lot no: 347Y, 12.5.2000, The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art (lot no: TMFSIF690).

 

 

 

Christian holds the pipe of King Edward VIII of England for the audience to see. Acquired from EAC, New York, January 6, 2005, previously auctioned by Christie's on June 17, 2004, lot no. 57A. The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art.

 

CONCLUSION OF A COMMERCIAL TREATY BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE PRUSSIAN EMPIRE

English, Signed by King George lV, 1762-1830, historic manuscript with royal seal, circa 1824, acquired from Sotheby's, lot no: 1CZ8, 6.12.2000, The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art (lot no: TMFSIF485).

 

During a private concert a guest holds an old master engraving on laid paper from the Italian Renaissance, circa 1624 by Giovanni Battista Pasqualini, titled 'Christ Delivering the Keys to Heaven to Peter,' signed and inscribed in the plate, aquired from Sotheby's, lot no: 1CP3 on 6.24.2000.

 

An audience member holds a priceless silver-gilt tea-glass spoon made in 1908 by Peter Carl Fabergé, jeweler to the Imperial Court of Russia, for the Czar of Russia and acquired from Sotheby's on January 27, 2000, lot no: B4R. Maker's mark in full below the Imperial warrant. The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art.

 

DUCHESS OF BRUNSWYCK

Johann Christoph Sysang, German, 1703-1757, copper engraving from a royal collection, old master engraving, circa early 18th century, various inscriptions, acquired from Boris Wilnitsky Fine Art, Vienna, Austria, lot no: 25575, 2.10.2006, The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art (lot no: TMFSIF285).

Provenance: Royal House of Hanover, Sotheby's Auction in Castle Marienburg near Hanover, "Works of Art from the Royal House of Hanover" 10.5.2005, lot no: 4646.

 

 

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After the concert, Christian and a guest examine 'The Conclusion of a Commerical Treaty Between Great Britain and the Prussian Empire,' signed by King George IV in 1824, acquired from Sotheby's.

 

A BOEOTIAN TERRACOTTA GODDESS - 6TH CENTURY B.C.

Boeotian, terracotta, antiquity, circa 6th century b.c., remains of pigment, acquired from Sotheby's, lot no: 1E9L, 7.1.2000, The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art (lot no: TMFSIF750).

Provenance: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Watson, 1963.2.13.

 

An Invitation

1738, Manuscript, Italian, pen and ink, handcolored, 11x15 in., Marked Rome, Roman Province. Acquired from Sotheby's, February 3, 2000, lot no: 9AG. The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art.

Guests take time to view art from The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art after a private concert.

 

NINE MUSES

Virgil Solis, German, 1514-1562, copper engraving, old master engraving, circa early 16th century, signed in plate with monogram, acquired from Boris Wilnitsky Fine Art, Vienna, Austria, lot no: 26478, 8.1.2006, The Christian Thomas Lee Collection of Fine Art (lot no: TMFSIF295).

 

 

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