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The magnificent five: famous wine cellars offered at Christie’s 

Yul Brynner is just one of many celebrities whose wine collections have been auctioned at Christie’s, says specialist Charles Foley   Yul Brynner (1920-1985) The legend of stage and screen, celebrated for his performances in The King and I, The Ten Commandments  and The Magnificent Seven, was also a collector of fine wines. The cellars at his French estate, Le Manoir de Cricquebeuf in Normandy, were meticulously recorded and temperature-controlled, their vintages concentrated on the period that marked the height of his career, between 1959 and 1979. When Christie’s was invited to… Read More