For thirty years, the grande dame of antique wallpaper has been tracking down the oldest specimens, often in the US. Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz talks about her greatest finds.
Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz holding a 1928 wallpaper by Grantil in front of an 1808 work by Dufour.
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A loyal supporter of TEFAF Maastricht for thirteen years, she is the foremost antique wallpaper specialist: a passion that germinated at Drouot in the 1980s. Since then, Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz has travelled across Europe, and a great deal around the United States, too, unearthing and rescuing the finest pieces. Museums defer to her, and many private clients succumb to the charms of her panels, presented as paintings. To highlight their standing as works of art, Thibaut-Pomerantz combines them with Art Deco or even designer furniture. Can you tell us about masterpieces you’ve discovered in your thirty-year career? Well, there's “Les Allégories des arts”. This is the only decoration designed by the architects Percier and Fontaine, and it turned…
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