If you're a fan of Jaques Garcia's furniture, this auction is for you.
on May 16. The sale will highlight porcelain, sculptures and elaborate furnishings from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries that famously belonged to Kings Louis XV and Louis XVI, Queen Mary II of England and Queen Marie Leszczynska, to name a few. The coveted trove is collectively expected to realize between $108,000 and $2.1 million .
Garcia, who acquired Champ de Bataille in 1992, has been hard at work restoring the building to its original grandeur. At the time when he bought it, only two of the rooms were in usable condition. The designer then proceeded to take on a painstaking revitalization, filling the abode with a collection of ornate furniture, paintings and artworks that he had collected throughout his career.
“The power of exceptional residences lies in the unforgettable feeling that stays with those who has visited them,” Mario Tavella, president of Sotheby’sand chairman of Sotheby’s Europe, said in a press statement. “As with all of Jacques Garcia’s creations, Champ de Bataille is one such memorable place.”
On that note, another property that people no doubt have burned into their brains is the designer’s Villa Elena in
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