Auctioned the collection of Pinto Coelho, the first great decorator of Spain
January 30, 2011 by Gajenjo
Filed under Art Market
An extraordinary collection of more than 800 lots, from both the house in Madrid and the Palace of Trujillo’s legendary interior designer Duarte Pinto Coelho will be auctioned at Christie’s London on 20 and 21 July. Madrid- Portuguese by birth, particularly in Cascais, Pinto Coelho spent much of his youth in Paris, where he became friends with figures such as Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Wallis Simpson and Salvador Dali. After moving to Spain in the 50′s, chose Madrid as his [...]
