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Each sale is curated with intention — from authenticated couture and luxury designer goods to fine art, sculpture, mid-century modern furnishings, decorative antiques, and vintage rarities that defy category. Luxury does not beg to be noticed; it simply waits to be recognized.
Who We Are
Maison de Beaubigonne was founded in Paris in 1804 by Étienne-Claude de Beaubigonne — a Provençal dreamer who believed luxury should have a soul, not merely a price. Two centuries, one wartime exile, and a Greek-French bloodline later, the house has been restored by Michael: artist, heir, and the living product of everything the dynasty survived. Now operating from Wilmington, Delaware, MDB specializes in authenticated designer handbags, fine jewelry, and objects of enduring desire — sourced with the same conviction that built the house. We take the curation seriously. The rest we hold rather lightly.
Our Philosophy
Fleeting fashion is bought; icons are inherited. Every lot in our sales is chosen for its craftsmanship, provenance, and enduring appeal. We believe the story of an object — what it says about the hand that carries it, the era it was shaped in, the atelier that imagined it — is inseparable from its value.
The Platform
All Maison de Beaubigonne auctions are hosted on LiveAuctioneers, one of the world’s leading online auction platforms. Registration is free. Bidding is open to collectors worldwide. Each lot includes detailed condition notes, multiple images, and full measurements.
Est. 1804
A house born in scandal, refined by scandal, and reborn by those with too much soul to let it die.
The Hidden Chapter
Born the most breathtaking socialite Paris had ever whispered about, Blanchefleur de Beaubigonne was the granddaughter of Gérard-François and the final true grande dame of the house before its fall. Her name meant white flower. Nothing about her was pure.
She survived the war with beauty, jewels, and an iron nerve — but liberation brought fury from her fellow Parisians. Her father, desperate to save his gilded daughter, sent her away on a “mandatory vacation” that was, in truth, an exile. She sailed south to the Greek islands.
On the island of Chios, she found him — Michalís, a merchant marine the townspeople called only Agie: The Saint. For days she tried every weapon in her arsenal. Not one worked. Until the night she shed her Parisian pride and finally became real. He saw her then.
She returned to Paris. The galas resumed. But luxury felt hollow. So she abandoned Paris — in an act more daring than any seduction — and married Michalís on a cliff above the Aegean. From their union came a lineage: Greek-French, equal parts beauty, brilliance, and chaos.
The Modern Era
From the black sheep branch — the hidden lineage that carried Blanchefleur’s glamour and Michalís’s fire — Michael emerged. Artist first. Entrepreneur always. Greek soul with French couture flair. The one who restores the house not to its old decadence, but to its true purpose.
An object without a story is merely an object. Every piece we bring to auction carries its history — authenticated, documented, and presented with the transparency that serious collectors demand.
We do not list. We select. Every lot reflects the combined expertise of our curators — chosen for craft, rarity, and the kind of enduring appeal that outlasts every trend.
Whether the lot is a signed canvas, a mid-century chair, or a couture archive piece — our standard of care does not change. Authenticity and condition, every time.
Get in Touch
Location
Suite 101, 1212 Delaware Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19806
info@beaubigonne.com
Auction Platform
LiveAuctioneers
Founded
Paris, 1804