"Clock of the Vestals Carrying the Sacred Flame," 1789, gilded, patinated and painted bronze; sevres porcelain; enamel on copper; marble. From the William A. Clark collection.

A George I walnut and beech wing armchair, c. 1725, covered in 18th century gros and petit point needlework. From Huguette Clark's apartments at 907 Fifth Avenue, New York. Estimated value $60,000 to $90,000.

An Ottoman circular carpet from Cairo, which was in the old Clark mansion in New York when it was Huguette Clark's girlhood home. One of 25 Middle Eastern and Asian carpets sold by Sotheby's in 2013 from the collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Selling for $33.8 million, the so-called Clark sickle-leaf carpet was one of the 25 Middle Eastern and Asian carpets sold by Sotheby's in 2013 from the collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. It was in the old Clark mansion in New York when it was Huguette Clark's girlhood home.

A French ormolu-mounted tulipwood, satine and fruitwood marquetry and parquetry bureau à cylindre, by Maison Krieger, Paris, 19th century. From Huguette Clark's apartments at 907 Fifth Avenue, New York. Estimated value $50,000 to $80,000.

A George II silver caddy set in tortoiseshell and ivory case. From Huguette Clark's apartments at 907 Fifth Avenue, New York.

A greenish-white jade dish, 18th/19th century, from Huguette Clark's apartments at 907 Fifth Avenue. Estimated value $80,000 to $120,000.

A Louis XV porcelain-mounted, patinated and polychrome decorated Vernis Martin, bronze and ormolu mantel clock. Figures attributed to Martin Fréres, c. 1750, the dial signed Estienne Le Noir a Paris. 13 inches high, 12 inches wide, 4.5 inches deep. From the apartments of Huguette Clark at 907 Fifth Avenue, New York. Estimated value $100,000 to $150,000.

A pair of Louis XV porcelain-mounted, patinated and polychrome-decorated Vernis Martin, bronze and ormolu twin-light candelabra. The figures are attributed to Martin Fréres, c. 1750. From the apartments of Huguette Clark at 907 Fifth Avenue. Estimated value $60,000 to $90,000.

A white hardstone carving of Guanyin, 19th century or later, from the apartments of Huguette Clark at 907 Fifth Avenue. Estimated value $15,000 to $25,000.

Antiquities from Huguette Clark's collection.

Antiquities from Huguette Clark's collection.

Book by Walt Whitman, "Leaves of Grass," Brooklyn, 1855. From the apartments of Huguette Clark at 907 Fifth Avenue, New York. Estimated value $100,000 to $150,000.

A book by Baudelaire, "Les Fleurs du Mal," Paris, 1857. Contemporary morocco extra by Meunier, signed by Baudelaire. From the apartments of Huguette Clark at 907 Fifth Avenue, New York. Estimated value $80,000 to $120,000.

Book of Hours, illuminated manuscript on vellum, 148 folios. From the apartments of Huguette Clark at 907 Fifth Avenue. Estimated value $40,000 to $60,000.

From the William A. Clark Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

From the William A. Clark Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

From the William A. Clark Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Gobelin tapestry from the William A. Clark Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

From the William A. Clark Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

From the William A. Clark Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

From the William A. Clark Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

"Eve," by Rodin, from the William A. Clark Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

From the William A. Clark Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

"Venus," after Antonio Canova, c. 1822-1823, at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. From the William A. Clark Collection.

"Venus," after Antonio Canova, c. 1822-1823, at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. From the William A. Clark Collection.