NEW YORK, N.Y.- Keno Auctions announces the collection of rare silver from the Estate of Elisabeth Christensen, wife of the Master Silversmith Hans Christensen, will be included in its upcoming sale of Important Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewelry, which takes place on Saturday, September 24, 2011, at the Marriott Hotel (243 Tresser Boulevard) in Stamford, Connecticut, at 10:00 a.m. “Keno Auctions is honored to offer this collection of exciting and rare silver from the Estate of Elisabeth Christensen,” said Leigh Keno. “Museums and collectors have known of Hans Christensen’s personal collection for decades in the hope that they might procure one or two representative pieces.” According to Keno, many of the pieces in the sale were lent by Mr. and Mrs. Christensen most accomplished silversmiths and an innovative designer who uniquely shaped the craft movement in America. Born