‘Tables d’Exception’ launched at Rolls-Royce in Mayfair
On 29th November 2018, the extremely connected and delightfully affable Alexandra Foley organised a party for her client the French interior architect and antique tableware collector Hubert de Vinols at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London’s Berkeley Square showroom in Mayfair.
Showcasing Mr de Vinols’ ‘Tables d’Exception’ concept – whereby the ultimate lunch and dinner parties are created with antique ‘tablescapes’ inspired by the grand styles of the 18th and 19th centuries – the event not only offered guests a chance to view these ‘for hire’ works of art, but also a chance to begin what was one of the busiest Christmas party seasons in recent years in London in style.
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Amongst those present were Heather Bird Tchenguiz, Liz Brewer, Basia Briggs, Dr Mark Collins, Navjot Dhanoa, Constantin Gordon, William Hanson, Christopher Hargreaves, Christian Huhnt, David Jenkins, Richard Martyn-Hemphill, Lord Oxmantown, Marie-Athena Papathanasiou, Alexis Parr, Melleney Samsudin and Matthew Steeples.
Of his reasoning to introduce his company into the UK to serve “à la française,” Vinols told The Steeple Times:
“I wish for Tables d’Exception to enable a return to refined entertaining, where a beautiful setting inspires convivial discourse. Tables d’Exception is the ‘Go To’ for generous hosts who want to entertain at the highest level, in the spirit of the Gilded Age and Belle Époque.”
Photographs: Courtesy of Edward Lloyd and David Kerr.
Pictured top: Hubert de Vinols, Heather Bird Tchenguiz and Matthew Steeples.
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4 comments
Lovely photos and lovely table settings. Most charming.
Ethel!
I thought you had ‘passed away’!
Lovely photos at a spectacular event!! Shame you didn’t get the one with A. S.
Or just dinner a banquet at the Four Seasons. Meh