250 years of cultural and creative exchanges between France and the United States

250 years of Franco-American luxury stories, an exhibition organised by the Comité Colbert in New York, from May 26 to 31, 2026, at The Shed.

This major exhibition celebrates 250 years of cultural and creative exchanges between France and the United States, through emblematic stories shared by France’s leading luxury Houses and their enduring ties with America.

On this occasion, Féau Boiseries presents a carved wood panel from the Hôtel de Marlborough, a Parisian residence acquired in 1922 by Consuelo Vanderbilt. This fragment of décor reflects a defining moment in transatlantic decorative history, when prominent American families turned to Parisian houses to shape their interiors. For more than a century, Féau Boiseries has been dedicated to recreating historic interiors in France and the United States. Its participation in Hidden Treasures continues this dialogue between heritage, craftsmanship and shared history. This panel of carved wood evokes a chapter of transatlantic elegance. It is from the Hôtel de Marlborough, a Paris residence acquired in 1922 by Consuelo Vanderbilt, an American heiress whose life embodied the refinement of the transatlantic elite. In this hôtel particulier on avenue Charles-Floquet, French craftsmanship met the American passion for grand interiors and historic décor.

For more than a century, Féau Boiseries has recreated historically important rooms for collectors, private residences, on both sides of the Atlantic, working for major American collectors such as Jayne and Charles Wrightsman, the Gettys and Henry Clay Frick.

Féau Boiseries continues today through its presence and showroom in New York.

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