CHÂTEAU - A Distinguished American Collection of Important 19th Century Furniture & Works of Art

This major private collection offers masterpieces of 19th century furniture by the period’s pre-eminent craftsman, including François Linke, Alfred Beurdeley, Guillaume Grohé, Mathieu Befort and Henry Dasson. Assembled by a private American collector, it focuses on signed pieces in the French royal styles of the Ancien Régime and evokes the Beaux Arts building projects of the 19th century, when a new international elite competed to furnish their Renaissance style châteaux with palatial furniture and objects. This sale offers collectors the opportunity to acquire exceptional works of art in a continuation of this proud tradition.