Bernard Van Riesen Burgh (BVRB) (1700-1760)

The Simeoni collection, containing museum-quality 18th-century furniture by Bernard II Van Risen Burgh (B.V.R.B.), Boulle and Pierre Roussel, received the hoped-for acclaim.

The name Riesener is always synonymous with high quality craftsmanship. A reputation that is reflected in this pair of sideboards, dispersed with part of the famous Hudson Collection.

A master of neoclassical furniture, Riesener designed original mechanical furniture commissioned by prestigious clients.

Among the furniture in René Simeoni's collection, three top names in French furniture stand out: André-Charles Boulle, Bernard II Van Riesenburgh (B.V.B.R.) and Pierre Roussel.

The most Parisian of Dutch artists, Van Dongen left high society for a moment to concentrate on two little girls.

The auction of this view of Montmartre was beset by a series of human and technological errors.

In March 1886, the Dutch painter arrived in Paris, where he lived for two years. One hundred and thirty-five years later to the month, a key work from this seminal and productive period is back on the market.

The meeting between the painter and Dr. Gachet was brief but crucial to the history of art, as this etching attests. 

Around the time of the first edition of the Paris Print Fair, the print market shows its good health with the prizes won by a collection.

A sleeping beauty has awakened in Brussels' Saint-Gilles district. Closed since 2014, the Hannon House, a showcase of Franco-Belgian Art Nouveau, is reopening as a house-museum.