Emily Evans Eerdmans received her master's degree in fine and decorative arts from Sotheby's Institute of Art in London, and has pursued her passion for antique furniture while working for Partridge Fine Arts, Devenish, and Hyde Park Antiques in New York. She has written articles for the
Furniture History Journal and
Connoisseur's Quarterly. Her previous books include
Classic English Design and
Antiques and Regency Redux.
Jacques Grange is a world-famous interior decorator who worked with Madeleine Castaing in his early career.
Frederic Castaing is Madeleine's grandson and is an historical autographs dealer in Paris.