In the name of Marie-Antoinette, queen as much criticized as adulated, the market thrills with impatience. Building on the success of its first sale to royalty in Versailles in November, the Osenat study by Fontainebleau, which took over the SVV from Pillon auctions and renovated its auction room on Avenue de Saint-Cloud, announces two historic memories of importance for April 5.
Read also: A Marie-Antoinette pendant reaches a record sum at auction
The first is a rectangular napkin, decorated with fleur-de-lis in leafy crowns around the edge and a bouquet of roses in the center. With wear, it has value only because it served for the coronation meal of Louis XVI, whose picture painted by Gabriel-François Doyen is kept in Versailles. It is accompanied by its original pen note kept under glass which attests to its noble provenance. “Estimated 2000 to 3000 euros, this relic remained in the family of Monseigneur de Coucy, chaplain to the queen. Afterwards, she appeared in a sale in 1979 of Me Ferri to Drouot. She
This article is for subscribers only. You still have 68% to discover.
Subscribe: € 1 for 2 months
cancellable at any time
Enter your emailAlready subscribed? Login
