Artcurial to Auction Rothschild Collection Featuring Louis XVI Sèvres Porcelain
The Facts
Artcurial will auction the collection 'Le goût Rothschild en héritage, Un pied-à-terre sur le Champ-de-Mars' on September 22, 2026, in Paris. The sale spans furniture, decorative arts, Old Master paintings, books, and autographs assembled over generations of the Rothschild family. Highlights include two 18th-century Sèvres porcelain verrieres from Louis XVI's 'Beau Bleu' service (€700,000–1,000,000), a Régence commode attributed to Charles Cressent (€25,000–40,000), and François-Hubert Drouais's 'Portrait of a Woman with a Black Dog' (€30,000–50,000). The collection reflects the legacy of Henri de Rothschild (1872–1947), who inherited works from his grandmother Charlotte, uncle Arthur, sister Jeanne, and mother Thérèse, combining multiple distinguished provenances.
The Signal
The auction offers a rare opportunity to acquire museum-quality pieces from a family whose collecting shaped European taste. The Sèvres wine coolers, painted by Pierre-André Leguay and delivered to Louis XVI in 1785 and 1791, are among the few remaining in private hands, as most of the service now resides in public institutions. For collectors of French decorative arts and Old Masters, the sale provides access to works with unbroken Rothschild provenance, a market signal that such pedigrees command premiums. The inclusion of books, autographs, and Limoges enamels underscores the breadth of the Rothschild legacy, appealing to specialists in multiple categories.
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- Artists: Pierre-André Leguay, Charles Cressent, Pierre Reymond, Jean de Court, François-Hubert Drouais, Watteau de Lille, Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié, Francesco Guardi, Jan van Goyen
- People: Louis XVI, Henri de Rothschild, Charlotte de Rothschild, Jeanne Charlotte de Rothschild, Thérèse de Rothschild, Mayer Carl von Rothschild, Nathan James Edouard de Rothschild
- Auction Houses: Artcurial
- Museums: Louvre, Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Locations: Paris
- Prices: €700,000 – 1,000,000, €12,000 – 18,000, €25,000 –40,000, €5,000 – 7,000, €20,000 – 30,000, €30,000 – 50,000, €40,000 – 60,000, €50,000 – 70,000, €1,800 – 2,000
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