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Christie’s est heureuse de présenter : Madame Simone Steinitz – The Legacy of Taste, une vente hommage dédiée à Simone Steinitz, véritable figure de l’élégance et de l’art de vivre à la française. Cette vente événement, qui aura lieu le 19 juin, mettra en lumière 130 pièces d’exception, soigneusement choisies pour leur beauté et leur rareté. Parmi celles-ci, des œuvres de provenances prestigieuses par les plus grands maîtres du XVIIIe siècle comme Jean-Henri Riesener, Pierre-Philippe Thomire, Jean-François Leleu ou Georges Jacob pour n’en citer que quelques-uns. Un testament de la vision incomparable de Simone Steinitz, dont l’influence continue de briller à travers son fils Benjamin, garant de cet héritage d’excellence.

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Christie’s is honoured to present Madame Simone Steinitz – The Legacy of Taste, a sale dedicated to Mrs Simone Steinitz, whose life embodied elegance and the French art de vivre. This landmark sale, taking place on 19 June, will highlight 130 exceptional pieces, carefully selected for their beauty and rarity. Amongst them are works with prestigious provenances by the greatest masters of the 18th century, including Jean-Henri Riesener, Pierre-Philippe Thomire, Jean-François Leleu and Georges Jacob, to name a few. This sale is a testament to the unparalleled vision of Simone Steinitz, whose influence continues to shine through her son Benjamin, the guardian of this legacy of excellence.

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Paul Gallois

Head of European Furniture | European Furniture & Works of Art

Paul Gallois, Director, Head of European Furniture, has been based in London since 2015. Prior to this, he worked as a European Decorative Arts specialist in Christie’s New York in 2014 which was preceded by his training by renowned furniture expert and author Alexandre Pradère.

He now runs the sales of European Furniture and Works of Art at Christie’s London, working closely with the international Decorative Arts team with an important focus on expertise and research on European Furniture masterpieces. He has made important discoveries in this field such as the bureau de pente by Jacques Dubois delivered to Madame de Pompadour which sold in 2018 for £1,871,250 (against an estimate of £70,000-100,000) or the 18th century baron de Besenval provenance of a bureau plat and cartonnier from Marion Lambert collection in 2021.

In 2019, Paul Gallois headed the landmark sale, ‘Masterpieces from a Rothschild collection’, an international success selling for a total of £25,394,625 (against a pre-sale estimate of £8 to 12 million), including five lots of 18th century French furniture selling for over a million pounds.

Paul has a Law degree from the University Panthéon-Assas and also holds a degree in History of Art from the Sorbonne.