Lot Essay
Georges Jacob, maître in 1765
The duc de Penthièvre, Louis XVI's grandson and King Louis-Philippe's grandfather, owned the duché de Chateauvillain, one of his twenty estates. Chateauvillain, situated in Haute-Marne close to Chaumont, was demolished during the 19th Century. However, in March 1794 the furniture at Chateauvillain was valued at 100.000 francs
The duc de Penthièvre, Louis XVI's grandson and King Louis-Philippe's grandfather, owned the duché de Chateauvillain, one of his twenty estates. Chateauvillain, situated in Haute-Marne close to Chaumont, was demolished during the 19th Century. However, in March 1794 the furniture at Chateauvillain was valued at 100.000 francs