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Not every summer fragrance needs to smell of blazing sun, tropical fruit, or sun-warmed skin. Some of the most beautiful summer perfumes move in a quieter register: cut petals, pale light, clear water, and clean air. In that world, freesia is one of perfumery’s most delicate flowers.

Some homes are purchased to be lived in. Some are acquired to preserve capital. Yet, for Christie’s International Real Estate, there are homes pursued with the discernment usually reserved for a rare painting: for their location, proportion, history, light, memory, and their ability to stir something private in the person who will one day call them their own.