Sentence examples for distinguished collection from inspiring English sources

Although their property was marked only "Property from a Distinguished Collection: Four Modern Masterpieces" in the catalog, other collectors and art dealers familiar with the Kravises' art were able to identify them as the sellers.

It also has a distinguished collection of Chinese art and 1,600 photographs, with seminal works representing photography's major developments.

This twist is just one more example of the originality and wit Barrett demonstrates throughout a most distinguished collection of stories.

Dooky Chase ultimately grew into two adjacent shotgun houses, creating more room for, among other things, Chase's distinguished collection of mid- and late-twentieth century African-American art.

With a distinguished collection of American and European art, particularly French Impressionist paintings, the Clark looks like a formal art museum, but its 140-acre campus offers hiking trails and picnicking.

While Christie's catalog says that "Le Jas de Bouffan" is "property from a distinguished collection," it is actually being sold by Seibu, a Japanese corporation, which acquired it at Sotheby's in 1990 for $7.1 million.

This is all very fine, but aren't there other zoos that offer distinguished collections and wilderness ambiance?

New Zealand had 4,111 undescribed species in its specimen collections, which would comprise 25% of the known species, but clearly is a minimum estimate because many species will not yet have been collected and distinguished in collections.

American collectors and dealers were anticipating a Christie's catalog of "Important American Paintings From a Distinguished Private Collection" long before it went in the mail.

"American Weathervanes From a Distinguished Maine Collection," a yearlong exhibition that opened in July at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Me., contains a gilded copper quill pen probably made to crown a library or school.

What distinguished their collection, however, was the lack of kitsch but rather focus on quality and engineered style.