Daughter of the illustrious 20th-century decorative arts expert, she established herself in her own right through her knowledge and rigorous standards. We talk to the expert for the red-letter sale marking the new Paris autumn season.
When your father, Félix Marcilhac, retired in 2014, did the division of activities between you and your brother come about naturally? This was already the case before then, actually. My father had always thought that the gallery should be run by his son. So I worked alongside my brother, and at the same time I worked as an expert for auctions. We both knew that when our father stopped working, we'd each have our own careers. So in 2014, I took over his office on the first floor, and I bought his library.
What did you learn working alongside him between 2009 and 2014? Thanks to him, I'm interested in the history of objects, not the commercial side. He never collected "obvious" works. For instance, he would never buy a furniture piece by Printz in palm…
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