François-René de Chateaubriand (1768-1848)

The writer lived in La Vallée-aux-Loups from 1807 to 1817. Two centuries later, the garden and the house (meticulously refurnished in period style) are as charming as ever. A trip a few miles from Paris promises a romantic interlude...

The sale of the estate of this great champion of kinetic art and abstraction reflected her own demanding and intrepid character.

The jewelry-maker was one of the great names of first Art Nouveau and then Art Deco, whose glass creations became increasingly prevalent after 1900.

Painted when the artist was not yet famous, this seaside subject puts people at the center of the composition.

This portrait of Claude Le Blanc (1669-1728) reveals early 18th-century customs.

The French master glassmaker picked this handful of wild berries to grace a perfume bottle with a spectacular "tiara stopper", which he created for his private customers.

This is one of the great jeweller and master glassmaker's rarest pieces, of which six versions exist. This one, a bronze relief, is emblematic of both its creator's art and its times. Soon, this Femme ailée or winged woman will be taking off in an eagerly awaited flight.

Success awaited his bottle designed for Coty in 1910 and creations from the 1920s.

The collector and philanthropist, son of the founder of the Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, has sadly died in São Paulo. A board member at MoMA and the Fondation Cartier, he amassed a collection of 8,000 works, 6,500 of which are on loan to the Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro.

The great art historian's academician's sword is pre-empted by the Musée Zadkine, while drawings and mementos from his collection remain in private hands.