Royal and important provenances

Jean Pétin, an important French collector in the 20th century

The Art of Gilding

Old Master Paintings

Paris

Senior Director | Head of Department European Furniture and Decorative Arts

Louis-Xavier Joseph

Senior Director | Senior international Specialist European Furniture and Decorative Arts

Brice Foisil

Senior Project Manager Furniture | Head of sale Silver

Marine de Cenival

Vice President | International Specialist | European Ceramics &amp; Glass

Richard Hird

Senior Director | Head of Department Old Master and 19th Century Paintings

Olivier Lefeuvre

Deputy Director | Specialist | Asian Art

Liting Hung

Deputy Director | Collection Project Manager

Céline Deruelle

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In the heart of Saint Germain des Près, this Parisian apartment houses a fantastic collection of 18th-century furniture, works of art and paintings, assembled by a sharp-eyed and passionate collector. The objects were carefully selected over decades and fit perfectly into the various rooms, paying homage to the greatest artists from the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI. Furniture with royal provenance mingles with portraits of artists, impressive sculpture and a beautiful selection of silver-mounted Imari pieces, formerly in the collection of Jean Pétin, one of the foremost connoisseurs of the 18th century in the 1950s.&nbsp;

Saint-Sulpice: L'écrin d'un Collectionneur