Louis-Rolland Trinquesse, An interior with two ladies and a gentleman. © Christie¡¯s Images Ltd. 2006.

NEW YORK.- Nicholas Hall and Richard Knight, International Directors of Christie''s Old Master Paintings Department stated, "We were particularly pleased that our top lot of the day, An Interior with two ladies and a gentleman by Louis-Rolland Trinquesse, was bought by the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Connecticut. Our sale, which was well supported throughout by European private and trade buyers, brings to an end the Old Master Paintings 2006 auction schedule in New York. With over $86 million in annual sales, Christie''s Rockefeller has once again dominated this market, claiming 54% market share for the year. These results confirm our belief that clients would enthusiastically embrace our new and more balanced international sales calendar, introduced during the course of this year."