The Atelier
Trained at the École Boulle, Paris
Patrick Salaun buys across France, England and Italy, and works a substantial part of the inventory at his own bench in Miami. Vivian Salaun runs the house in the United States — cataloguing, condition, clients.
How a piece reaches you
Four steps, and a written record of each
Sourced
Patrick buys in person — estate sales, regional dealers, the trade fairs he has worked for decades.
Assessed
The piece is measured, dated and examined: what is original, what has been replaced, what needs work.
Restored
Where the work is done at our bench, it is conservative — stabilise, re-set, dress by hand. Nothing over-restored.
Documented
A condition report is written for every piece: dimensions, materials, what is original and what has been replaced.
Before and after
Enquiries
Questions about a piece and its condition
Ask us what is original on a given piece, what has been replaced, and what was done at the bench. Send the reference and we reply with the condition detail and photographs.