In Brief: Christie’s
Published: June 1, 2009
 
Courtesy Christie’s
A portrait of Frederick the Great painted by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff
478 lots sold for €2,702,662 ($3.6 million) AMSTERDAM—Top lot: A portrait of Frederick the Great that Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff painted when the Prussian legend was but a prince in an ermine-lined coat earned its consignor, the descendant of an 18th-century count, €163,000 ($216,000). "In Brief: Christie’s" originally appeared in the June 2009 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's June 2009 Table of Contents.
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