Dior and His Decorators Author Maureen Footer Selects Her Favorite French Furniture

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  A set of four Louis XV white-painted chaises à la reine, mid-18th century. Estimate $4,000–6,000.

  “Bright green leather packs a punch on the classic grey-lacquered frames (so Victor Grandpierre!) while roomy seats ensure hours of tableside lingering. Georges Geffroy would have happily presided over his famous salon in one of these chairs, dispensing bon mots, unfiltered Gitane in hand. Such chairs epitomize the cosmopolitan taste reigning in post-war Paris.”

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  A Louis XV gilt bronze-mounted Chinese lacquer commode by Criaerd, circa 1745. Estimate $50,000–100,000.

  “A striking example of the mastery of the cabinetmaker Criaerd, this commode stands alone as a piece of art. Swirling gilt bronze mounts and black Chinese lacquer will complement Modern art and contemporary restraint today. In the era of Dior and its decorators, such a piece, perfectly balancing worldly exoticism with fine Parisian craftsmanship, would have been perfectly at home on the Avenue Foch.”

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  A pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze and blued steel four-light candelabra. Estimate $3,000–5,000.

  “The neoclassicism and symmetry, plus the allure of blue enamel, would have made the heart of legendary tastemaker (and Geffroy client) Daisy Fellowes skip a beat. Today, they’d be a smart accessory on clean surface.”

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  A north Italian neoclassical style giltwood console, 19th century. Estimate $7,000–10,000.

  “Wanderlust, Grand Tour, neo-classicism: the bywords of the post-war Paris style. This console would have dazzled equally chez Dior, or in any glamorous apartment by Victor Grandpierre or George Geffroy. It’s scale and classicism, like any Dior Bar jacket, makes it just as chic today.”

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  A Tabriz runner, Northwest Persia, early 20th century. Estimate $2,000–3,000.

  “Offering patina, pattern, and soft palettes, Persian rugs add layers, references, calm and understated luxury. Hot decorating tip from Georges Geffroy: antique rugs have a quiet presence, providing a versatile foundation in a forward-looking room.”

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  A pair of Canton famille-rose green-ground garden seats, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Estimate $3,000–5,000.

  “Then, as now, Chinese garden stools are an indispensable passe-partout, offering a resting place for a glass of champagne, or an extra perch at a party. Infinitely mobile, discreet and international. Victor Grandpierre, with a special affinity for famille rose, would employ similar for his polished, eclectic interiors for diva Maria Callas.”

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  A Louis XV gilt bronze-mounted black lacquer commode en console in the manner of Jacques Dubois, mid-18th century. Estimate $30,000–50,000.

  “If any 20th century swan had an eye for fine furniture, it was certainly the redoubtable Jayne Wrightsman. This unusual console with black Chinese lacquer, formerly in Wrightsman’s Palm Beach house, would add je-ne-sais-quoi zing to even the most pared-down contemporary space.”

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  A Louis XVI gilt bronze mantel clock representing Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, circa 1775. Estimate $15,000–25,000.

  “Pride of place in Geffroy’s showpiece garret apartment was a gilt-bronze clock, similar in mythical references to this one. Time never goes out of style!”

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  A pair of Louis XIV giltwood fauteuils, late 17th century. Estimate $30,000–50,000.

  “VERY grand siècle, which means VERY Geffroy! If – like tastemakers Hubert de Givenchy and Mark Hampton – you crave to emulate Geffroy style, hold your paddle up for these. Bonus: period silk embroidery, too.”

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  A late Louis XIV gilt-bronze mounted kingwood oyster-veneered commode by Francois Lieutaud, circa 1715. Estimate $200,000–300,000.

  “A drop-dead commode of drop-dead proportions at six-feet long. Signed Lieutaud, with INCROYABLE gilt bronze mounts. Like other great cabinetmakers Boulle and Cressent, Lieutaud was one of the few allowed to cast his own bronzes. From the great Parisian antique dealer, Segoura, this piece is an art object in itself and will hold its own in the grandest proportioned room.”

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  A pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted red marble jardinières, 19th century. Estimate $1,200–1,800.

  “With their 18^th century references to the Trianon, these neoclassic jardinières would have been right at home in the pared-down gray and white interiors Victor Grandpierre created for Dior’s couture house.”

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  A Louis XV gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, amaranth and marquetry commode by Mathieu Criaerd, circa 1755. Estimate $120,000–180,000.

  “Come fly away with me! Another coup-de-coeur commode by Criaerd. The inventive pulls in the form of doves is just the sort of detail that the hawk-eyed Georges Geffroy sought out for his one-of-a-kind rooms.”

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    Type: auction

    Category: Past Auction

    L’Art de Vivre: Property from the Collection of Kathleen and Martin Field

    20 October 2018 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

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