Contents of Vaillant Estate Selling At

Fairfield Auction

MONROE — Fairfield Auction will sell hundreds of items, undisturbed for decades, from the estate of artist Louis David Vaillant (1875-1944) at their gallery on September 18.

Situated on 31 acres in Washington (Conn.), the vast estate had been used sparingly as a summer retreat by the family, but in recent years fallen into disrepair, with trees and shrubs taking over walkways and ivy covering the front of the historic residence. Having recently sold the real estate the family commissioned Fairfield Auction of Monroe to empty the attic, closets and bedrooms of hundreds of French and Italian antiques and artifacts of a wealthy turn-of-the-century family as well as paintings and sculpture by the artist in residence, Louis David Vaillant.

Vaillant studied with Henry Siddons Mowbray, also of Washington, who executed the ceiling mural for Washington’s Gunn Memorial Library and counted among his clients J.P. Morgan and the Vanderbilts.

Among the highlights of the sale are a Fauvist still life oil painting by Jan Sluitjers expected to bring at least $60,000, a rare suite of French Empire furniture, a large English sterling serving tray, dating to 1825 and weighing over 14 pounds, a Tiffany Studios desk lamp, a vintage Louis Vuitton wardrobe trunk, and a Patek Phillipe gold wrist watch.

The auction will take place at Fairfield Auction, now located at 707 Main Street in Monroe (having moved recently from its Newton location), on Sunday, September 18, at 11am. Viewing is available Saturday, September 17,  11 am to 4 pm; and Sunday, 9 to 11 am.

Fairfield Auction can be contacted for additional information at 203-880-5200 or www.FairfieldAuction.com.