Picture it: Paris, 1770s. The most talked-about composer, violinist and orchestra leader in town is equally celebrated for his fencing skill and, the gossip has it, for his conquests with the highe… ...

One of the highlights of the Fair, a magnificent soup tureen on stand bearing the makers mark of Jacques- Nicolas Roettiers, Paris 1770 was sold by Koopman Rare Art, London (stand 152) to a ...