NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s announce that it will offer The Collection of Suzanne Saperstein in a dedicated sale on 19 April 2012 in New York. Carefully assembled over the course of two decades and housed in her celebrated Beverly Hills estate Fleur de Lys, Ms. Saperstein’s impressive collection comprises mainly 18th-century French furniture and decorative arts, with important examples by some of the most celebrated cabinetmakers of the era. The sale will be on exhibition in Sotheby’s York Avenue galleries beginning 14 April. Inspired by her Swedish great-grandparents, who had collected local antique furniture and decorative arts, Ms. Saperstein first began collecting with textiles – closely related to her love of couture clothing – and expanded into furniture which incorporated fabrics that drew her attention. Her very personal collection grew through