FRENCH DECORATIVE ARTS – Group of 22 books on French decorative arts, from Mrs. Wrightsman’s personal library. Some inscribed presentation copies. 20th century. 22 volumes, various sizes. Original publisher’s bindings, some with original dust jackets. Mrs. Wrightsman’s collecting interests were vast, but she is best known for the installation of the Wrightsman Rooms in the Metropolitan Museum of Art which showcase the quality of her French decorative arts collection. A distinguished collector, she donated Marie Antoinette’s dressing table to Versailles in 2009 and was honored with Legion d’Honneur in 2013 for her contributions to French Culture.
FRENCH DECORATIVE ARTS – Group of 22 books on French decorative arts, from Mrs. Wrightsman’s personal library. Some inscribed presentation copies. 20th century. 22 volumes, various sizes. Original publisher’s bindings, some with original dust jackets. Mrs. Wrightsman’s collecting interests were vast, but she is best known for the installation of the Wrightsman Rooms in the Metropolitan Museum of Art which showcase the quality of her French decorative arts collection. A distinguished collector, she donated Marie Antoinette’s dressing table to Versailles in 2009 and was honored with Legion d’Honneur in 2013 for her contributions to French Culture.
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