Some 1,300 French objets d’art once owned by the likes of Marie Antoinette, Coco Chanel, and Catherine the Great will hit the auction block at Sotheby’s Paris this fall in a sale of items from the storied Hôtel Lambert.
A pair of Louis XVI gilt & blue-patinated bronze candelabra, circa 1784-1786, attributed to Lucien-François Feuchère, by repute a royal commission for Marie-Antoinette. All photos courtesy of Sotheby’s. Some of the treasures have never been seen outside circles of society elites. But that’s been changing since Sotheby’s embarked on a world tour, beginning in July with a recreation of Hôtel Lambert rooms at its London location. The exhibition is now open in New York until August 28 before making further stops in Paris and Hong Kong.
Amazing and so beautiful.
And Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah Al Thani **cleans house**.