Beaulieu, The Charm of a Provençal Château Perfected by Pierre Guénant
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Cherished by its aesthete owner, Pierre Guénant, the Château de Beaulieu plays on its Provençal charm while cultivating the air of a Venetian palace. Attributed to Jean Joseph Foucou (1739-1815), two large marble bacchantes figures, late 18th- early-19th century, h. 97 and 99 cm/3.18 x 3.24 ft.Estimate: €15,000/20,000 Twenty minutes from Aix-en-Provence, Château de Beaulieu has seen many prestigious families pass through its walls and its lands. Established as a fief by Henri III in 1576, the estate long remained in the hands of the Counts of Provence. Nestled in the crater of an ancient volcano now dotted with lavender, vineyards and olive groves,
