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About Djahanguir Riahi
- Djahanguir Riahi (22 September 1914 – 28 April 2014) was a French-Iranian businessman and a renowned collector of 18th century French furniture.
- Riahl has been declared one of the greatest art collectors since 1945.Riahi started out as an engineer and road-builder, eventually acquiring an apartment in France.
- He started collecting in the 1970s, in order to furnish the apartment in the grandest possible tradition.
- Riahi swiftly achieved notoriety among French dealers due to regularly outbidding them on the finest pieces at auction.
- Among the master craftsmen represented in the collection were André Charles Boulle, the ébénistes Bernard II van Risamburgh and Martin Carlin; and carpets and tapestry from the Savonnerie and Gobelins manufactories.
- Some of his individual pieces included wall brackets from Marie Antoinette's bedroom and a cabinet made for the Comtesse de Provence.
- 59 pieces from the collection, including pieces with royal provenances, were purchased in 2000 by Christie's and estimated to raise 25 million dollars when auctioned off.
- In 2012 Christie's held a second auction dedicated to former Riahl collection pieces.
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