LONDON.- Sotheby’s announce Noblesse Oblige, the sale of an exquisite selection of decorative and fine arts with remarkable links to some of Europe’s most important aristocratic families on Thursday 14th April 2011. A highlight of the sale is the largest group of property from the collection of the Duchesse de Berry to come to the market since her lifetime – which gives a highly personal insight into the life of one of the most remarkable, unconventional and iconic women of the 19th century – in addition to property descended from the Royal Bourbon Family and the Austrian Imperial Family, as well as an important group of property that represents the Neoclassical Grand Tour period in magnificent form. The sale comprises a total of 500 lots, estimated to fetch in excess of £2 million, and the furniture, paintings, silver, ceramics and textiles embody the pinnacle of decorative arts from a bygone era – many of the piec