02/06/2022
Next week will mark the opening of our exhibition in tribute to the taste of the late Hubert de Givenchy. By reuniting a group of artworks that once belonged to him, the display will pay hommage to the unique atmosphere of his great salon at Hotel d'Orrouer.
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Pair of gilt bronze mounted vases
By François-Nicolas Vassou
Paris, circa 1760-1765
Provenance:
-Augustin Blondel de Gagny (1695-1776), his sale, Paris, 10 December 1776, lot 423, sold for 3 400 livres
-His son, Barthélemy-Augustin Blondel d’Azincourt (1719-1783), his sale, 10 February 1783, lot 306, purchased by Julliot for 1 500 livres
-Pierre-Victor de Besenval baron de Brünstatt (1721-1791), his sale, 10 August 1795 (23 Thermidor An III), lot 199
-Sir Richard Wallace (1818-1890)
-Lady Wallace (1818-1897)
-Sir John E. A. Murray Scott (1847-1912)
-Hubert de Givenchy (1927-2018)
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Hommage à Hubert de Givenchy
Collectionneur
From Thursday 9 June to Wednesday 15 June
From 11 am to 6 pm
Free entry