Would You Rather BVRB or Prouvé?

Result EUR787,199

Published on 03 May 2024, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 29 March 2024 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 10 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Period furniture stamped with a Ducal provenance and designer chairs were displayed side by side, with the former clearly dominating the latter.

Bernard II Van Risen Burgh (1705-1766), inlaid veneered wood armoire, Louis XV period,... Would You Rather BVRB or Prouvé?

Bernard II Van Risen Burgh (1705-1766), inlaid veneered wood armoire, Louis XV period, c. 1750, gilded bronzes, stamped twice "BVRB", stamps surrounded by hallmarks of the cabinetmakers’ guild (three times), 162 x 197 x 54 cm/63.77 x 77.55 x 21.25 in.Result: €787,199

Furnishings from the Château de Sassy, the distinguished home of a ducal family in the Orne region of France, came up for auction with results befitting their rank. As expected, it was Bernard II Van Risen Burgh’s ( BVRB ) veneered armoire that…

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