NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips de Pury & Company will open its new flagship at 450 Park Avenue with the much anticipated first Carte Blanche auction and Part 1 Contemporary Art Evening Sale on November 8th. The Carte Blanche sale is comprised of 33 works with a low estimate of approximately $80,000,000 /£51,000,000. “We are thrilled at Phillips de Pury to inaugurate our new space on 450 Park Avenue in New York with the first of a new type of sales. We have given Philippe Ségalot a ‘Carte Blanche’ to curate the sale of his dreams. This sale will be a game changer in the way auctions are being prepared.” Simon de Pury, Chairman Phillips de Pury & Company. The groundbreaking Carte Blanche series will début with the inaugural sale curated by Philippe Ségalot. The auction will be followed by other Carte Blanche sales to be curated by artists, collectors, curators or gallery owners. Thereby continuing Phillips de