Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat (1844-1910)

The radical architect and designer of the 1930s created a set of eight pieces, whose simplicity contrasted with the design of Artisans de Marolles.

The sale of French Senator Paulin Daudé’s decorative arts collection was a resounding success. Excellent results rewarded his eclectic choices.

Lozère's senator and art collector, Paulin Daudé-Gleize, was well ahead of the curve in collecting the decorative arts. The pieces from his collection, now up for sale, stand as evidence of his daring choices. 

Do you want to feel like the former French President (1969-1974) and great art-lover Georges Pompidou? Would you like to sit in the comfort of his dining room in the Elysée Palace? Thanks to these chairs, your fantasy could come true!

Among 30-odd architectural drawings from the collection of a private mansion in Binic, this project for the Louvre by Pierre Fontaine is worth a look.

On Tuesday, October 11, two wing chairs by Pierre Guariche  (1926-1995) will be presented in Grenoble.

A 1981 painting by the magician of black (who has just died aged 102) will shine alongside a group of works by Bernard Buffet.

The collections of the leading art historian, which he recently donated to the Hauts-de-Seine département for the future Musée du Grand Siècle in Saint-Cloud, remain as secret as they are astonishing. But the collector now lifts a corner of the veil...

The animal visions of this French painter were all of a piece with two anonymous bronze deer and one of Lalanne’s pigeons.

Made by Pierre Disderot in 1952, this rare “G1” lamp is the brainchild of Pierre Guariche, the iconic French designer of the Union des Artistes Modernes.