Fontainebleau, Paris, and now Versailles: Jean-Pierre Osenat aims to bring the 17th and 18th centuries back into the limelight by setting up in the royal city. A speaking symbol.
The cabinet of curiosities of the late architect of Historic Monuments, Jean-Pierre Jouve, goes on sale on 29 September.
Sunday 29 September, the date of the Osenat auction house's opening sale in Versailles, will be a historic moment. The arrival of the Fontainebleau firm in the château saleroom is an event but not a revolution, because this move to the city of Louis XIV is part of a continuous approach designed to give fresh impetus to the classical arts. Just as Fontainebleau is the natural stronghold for sales with the Empire as theme, auctions featuring objects from the monarchy have a logical place at Versailles. With the takeover of Éric Pillon Enchères (whose modern painting sales will continue under the latter's hammer), Jean-Pierre Osenat hopes to make a longstanding wish come true: to change the image of antique furniture. A too-oft-repeated phrase – "I'm…
com.dsi.gazette.Article : 10017
This article is for subscribers only
You still have 85% left to read.
Print the article
