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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF LUCIA VON BOROSINI BATTEN, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM FOUNDATION LOTS 778 – 815
Lucia von Borosini Batten was born in Chicago in 1911, the only child of Baron Victor von Borosini and Edith Dorr von Borosini. Her parents were connected with Hull House, the famous settlement house established in Chicago for social reform by philanthropist and social innovator Jane Addams. Ms. Addams was Lucia’s godmother. The von Borosinis traced their lineage back to Venetian nobility, while the Dorrs were descended from old New England stock and had prospered in the lumber and mining businesses.
She was educated in Europe and America at schools in Italy, France, Switzerland, California, Michigan, and Connecticut. Lucia spoke five languages –- English, German, Italian, Spanish and French. Well before she finished her education, Lucia had traveled widely both in America and Europe but ultimately settled in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she purchased an adobe hacienda built in 1875 with an interior courtyard. It was love at first sight. She purchased the home and thirty years later it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of very few territorial haciendas remaining in New Mexico.
By the time Lucia was 50, she had attended private schools in four different countries, made many Atlantic crossings, two voyages through the Panama Canal, and traveled extensively throughout Europe. She had been presented at the court of King George V and Queen Mary, had been divorced three times and married four, established friendships with noted British writers such as Vyvyan Holland (son of Oscar Wilde), accumulated a vast and valuable book collection and raised three sons.
Lucia was a wealthy woman who loved collecting “because she could.” She appears to have started collecting paintings and drawings by the 1940s, and continued doing so until the end of her life. Well-respected regional artists such as Dan Lutz, James Harill, Christopher Gerlach, Ou Mie Shu and George Dick were among her favorites. Her book collections featured private press books produced in limited editions mostly in the early 20th century by English firms. The books were housed in their own private library, built in 1966, adjacent to her house.
Dorothy Brett, My Three Fates. (Courtesy Albuquerque Museum)
A special work titled My Three Fates was a painting by Dorothy Brett of Mabel Dodge Luhan, Frieda Lawrence, and Dorothy Brett seated around a table; in the background D. H. Lawrence is seen through a doorway sitting against a tree. The painting now belongs to the Albuquerque Museum.
In 2005, at the age of 93, Lucia passed away in her home. Lucia left her old adobe and much of its contents, along with an endowment to support upkeep of the house and property, to the Albuquerque Museum Foundation, a private non-profit whose mission is to raise funds for exhibition support of permanent and traveling exhibits, acquisitions of artwork and historic objects and educational programs at the Albuquerque Museum. Restored and remodeled, the old adobe hacienda serves as the offices for the Albuquerque Museum Foundation. The bedrooms were made into offices, and the library, which continues to hold thousands of books as well as paintings and other collections, serves as a meeting space for the Foundation.
Hindman is pleased to offer property sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation in the following auctions:
Fine Furniture, Silver, Decorative and Folk Art | October 15 (Live + Online) Fine Furniture, Silver, Decorative and Folk Art | October 16 (Online Only) Books and Manuscripts | November 6 (Live + Online) Hindman Interiors | November 13 (Online Only)
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780 *778 A Pair of Louis XIII Walnut Armchairs
17TH/18TH CENTURY Height 43 x width 25 1/2 x depth 18 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $1,000-$2,000
*779 A Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Writing Table
19TH CENTURY Height 37 x width 27 x depth 18 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $1,500-$2,500
*780 A Louis XV/XVI Transitional Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Marble-Top Commode
LATE 19TH CENTURY Height 36 x width 46 1/2 x depth 19 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $1,000-$1,500
*781 A Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cabinet
19TH CENTURY Height 40 x width 28 1/2 x depth 10 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $500-$700
*782 An Italian Carved Walnut Cassone
17TH CENTURY Height 22 x width 63 x depth 21 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $1,000-$2,000
*783 An Italian Walnut Drop-Leaf Table
17TH CENTURY Height 32 x width 48 x depth 18 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $1,000-$1,500
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*785 An Italian Oak Refectory Table
17TH CENTURY Height 31 x width 74 x depth 27 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $1,000-$1,500
*786 An Italian Walnut and Marquetry Table
18TH CENTURY Height 24 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $800-$1,200
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*787 An Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Table
19TH CENTURY WITH 17TH CENTURY ELEMENTS Height 25 x width 28 1/2 x depth 17 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $800-$1,200
*788 An Italian Marquetry Commode
EARLY 19TH CENTURY Height 33 x width 47 x depth 22 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $1,000-$2,000
*789 A Carved and Painted Figure of a Saint
18TH CENTURY Height 43 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $1,000-$2,000
*790 A Continental Painted and Gilt Figure Height 48 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $400-$600
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793 *791 A Continental Giltwood Wall Clock
19TH CENTURY Height 25 1/2 x width 19 x depth 6 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $500-$700
*792 A Spanish Iron Mounted Walnut Side Table
18TH CENTURY Height 29 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $500-$700
*793 A Diminutive Dutch Gilt Metal Mounted Mahogany Bookcase
18TH/19TH CENTURY Height 38 x width 27 x depth 8 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $1,000-$1,500
*794 A German or Austrian Marquetry Cylinder Bureau
18TH CENTURY Height 87 x width 49 x depth 26 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $3,000-$5,000
*795 A German Marquetry Music Box Chair
LATE 19TH CENTURY Height 37 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $800-$1,200
*796 A Pair of Silver and Copper Mounted Floor Lamps Height overall 63 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $600-$800
*797 Two Meissen Porcelain Monkey Musicians Height 6 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $1,000-$1,500
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*799 A Continental 18-Karat Gold Cigarette Case
MAKER’S MARK JP, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY marked ‘750’ on interior lid rim 3 ozt 18 dwts Width 3 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $2,000-$4,000
*800 A Continental Enameled and Jeweled Silver Cigarette Case
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY marked ‘800’ on interior Width 3 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $400-$600
*801 A Charles II Style Oak Cabinet on Stand
19TH CENTURY WITH 17TH/18TH CENTURY ELEMENTS Height 47 x width 47 1/2 x depth 21 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $800-$1,200
*802 A Jacobean Style Oak Court Cupboard 17th Century Height 69 x width 52 x depth 23 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $1,000-$1,500
*803 A Jacobean Oak Table
16TH CENTURY Height 30 x width 44 1/2 x depth 28 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $800-$1,200
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*804 A William and Mary Walnut Chest on Stand
18TH CENTURY Height 47 x width 42 x depth 23 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $500-$700
18TH/19TH CENTURY Height 52 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $800-$1,200
*806 A George II Burl Walnut Chest on Stand
18TH CENTURY Height 48 x width 41 x depth 22 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $800-$1,200
LATE 18TH CENTURY Height 82 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $800-$1,200
LATE 18TH CENTURY Height 76 1/2 x width 43 x depth 21 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $600-$800
*809 A Pair of English Blue John Candlesticks Mounted as Lamps Height overall 25 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $3,000-$5,000
*810 A Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Writing Box and a Regency Mahogany Jewelry Casket
19TH CENTURY Height of jewelry casket 20 x width 14 x depth 18 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $800-$1,200
*811 A Chippendale Mahogany Corner Cupboard
18TH CENTURY Height 97 x width 51 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $1,000-$1,500
*812 A Federal Carved and Figured Mahogany Tall Case Clock
CIRCA 1800 Height 86 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $1,500-$2,500
*813 A Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl
CIRCA 1800 Diameter 12 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $600-$800
*814 A Malayer Wool Rug
CIRCA 1900 9 feet 8 inches x 5 feet 2 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $800-$1,200
*815 A Kuba Wool Rug
CIRCA 1900 7 feet 8 inches x 3 feet 8 inches. Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borosini Batten, sold to benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation $500-$700
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