Iwas really excited when I found out that Christie’s in Paris will be holding alarge sale of items dealing with the Orient-Express. As you know, I have a softspot for the train and have written about my private tour of the train here andits history in the spring 2011 issue of Modern magazine. Nowit is possible to own a piece of this incredible train which has such afascinating and rich history (not many know that on November 11, 1918 MarshallFoch received Germany’s surrender while sitting in one of the Orient Expresscars and in June 22, 1940, Hitler pulled the same train out of the museum to receiveFrance’s surrender)!



The cover of the lavishly illustrated catalogue features aclose-up shot of the blue train with the affronted lions brass crest- becauseeven if one has never seen the exterior of this famous train, we can allrecognize its famous medallion.
It would be interesting to find out who is selling all of these itemsand who will be buying them. Will the current owners of the VeniceSimplon- Orient-Express purchase cabins and add some additional trains or will museumsaround the world try to capture a piece of history for themselves? Or perhaps itwill be people who want a little piece of Orient-Express’s mystery and romancefor their own homes? Whatever the case may be- these are souvenirs worth buying.
For more information on the sale visit Christies.com