Duncan McEuen dies aged 82
Duncan McEuen, a former director of the Christie’s wine department, died on Friday (7 March) at the age of 82.
Born in April 1942, McEuen died in Suffolk on 7 March, just shy of his 83rd birthday.
Alan Montague-Dennis, director of prestige sales at Mentzendorff, wrote of McEuen: “I last met with Duncan two-years-ago with the late Phil Tuck MW and James Burt at his charming flat in Oxford Gardens. His sitting room was crammed with pictures and works of art from his former life, and photographs of his time at Harrow and the army in the bathroom.”
“A true gentleman, Duncan apologised for his mobility issues but was sufficiently well organised to instruct his housekeeper to produce three champagne glasses before she signed off for the day,” Montague-Dennis shared in his tribute. “We drank Bollinger La Grande Annee and, despite the predicament Duncan found himself in, everything in the world seemed right!”
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“As an auctioneer, he [McEuen] was an expert with his gavel and travelled extensively around the world selling fine and rare wines,” continued Montague-Dennis. “A keen golfer and bridge player, Duncan was always a generous and interesting host. My life was enriched when I spent time with him.”
In addition to his time at Christie’s, McEuen was a member of private members’ club Boodle’s, on St James’s Street, serving as chairman of the wine committee.
A memorial service for McEuen is due to be held in London in either June or July. He is survived by his son, James.
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