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Paris calling

Salesofindividualcollectionshave

a personalcharmthatelevates

them.Suchwasthecasewith

Hommageà SergeRoyaux,an

auctionmountedbyChristie’sParis

thisspring.‘Buyersfrom 24

countriespaidtributeto

SergeRoyaux[1924-2016],

oneofthemostinuential

decoratorsofthe20th

century,’saysLionel

Gosset,whoconducted

theauction.TheFrench

interiordecoratorlived

inBeaumont-du-Périgord,

surroundedbyart,furniture

andobjectsthatreectedhisimpecctaste.

Amongthe 400 lotswereanauthenticRoman

stonebust(18,750),a collectionof19th-century

Bohemianglass(3,250)andsomefaience

oysterdishes(125).Altogether the sale made

672,688.christies.com

ANTIQUES.NOW.

CROWNING GLORY

Wantinggreathairis nothingnewasthe

wonderfullyentitledPlocacosmos:orTheWholeArt

of HairDressingbyJamesStewartrecords.Published

in 1782forladiesof fashion and their maids, the

book,whichincludes

10 illustratedplates,

coversallaspects

of hairdressing,

fromgrowthand

care,to falsehair,

headdresses,

cosmetics,andthe

effectsof dietand

lifestyle.Thisfirst

editionwassoldby

ForumAuctionsin

Marchfor£1,100

againstanestimate

of £750-£1,000.

forumauctions.

co.uk

Fromaninuentialinteriordecorator’santiqueshoardtoa richlygured

secretaire, this season’s sales are full of wonders, ndsCaroline Wheater

Inside Antiques

Whattosellnow

Early ‘Mouseman’

furniture

DianeSinno, 20thCenturyDesignSpecialistat

Tennantsonwhynowisa goodtimetocashin...

OakfurnituremadebyRobert‘Mouseman’Thompson

inNorthYorkshireduringthe1930sand40sissought

aer.This1930soaksideboardsoldfor£6,800atourlast

ModernLivingsale,whilea 1930soctagonalburroak

coeetablemade£3,500.Provenanceboostspricesanda

collectionbelongingtoThompson’shousekeeperincluded

an owl-shaped table brush holder that made £2,200.

108 Homes & Antiques August 2019