Suddenly it’s no longer about the bureau plats and Louis-style armchairs that will fetch millions at auction. And then there are letters and journals written by the woman in the painting, documents showing she was more than a renowned courtesan with enviable decolletage. First, there’s a portrait by one of the masters of the Belle Epoque. Beneath the dust and cobwebs and stale perfumed air is a goldmine and not because of the actual gold (or painted ostrich eggs or mounted rhinoceros horns or bronze bathtub). Once in France, April quickly learns the apartment is not merely some rich hoarder’s repository. Summary: When April Vogt’s boss tells her about the discoveries in a cramped, decrepit ninth arrondissement apartment, the Sotheby’s continental furniture specialist does not hear the words “dust” or “rats” or “shuttered for seventy years.” She hears Paris. Source: ARC via publisher (Thank you, Thomas Dunne Books!!)
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