Pierre Trudeau's office furniture to be offered at auction by Heffel

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Aug 27, 2013, 06:59 ET

MONTREAL, Aug. 27, 2013 /CNW/ - In an upcoming online auction in September of 2013, Heffel Fine Art Auction House will be offering a set of office furniture used by charismatic Canadian politician, writer and constitutional lawyer Pierre Elliott Trudeau, who served as Prime Minister from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984. After Trudeau left office he returned to private practice, acting as counsel to prominent Montreal law firm Heenan Blaikie until his passing in 2000. This set was commissioned from award-winning designer Alexandra Champalimaud specifically for Trudeau's use. The lot consists of Trudeau's desk, office drawers and cabinet, made of various materials such as maple burl wood and veneer, marble and bronze metal.

To add to the illustrious history of Trudeau's set of furniture, former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien then used it when he joined Heenan Blaikie in 2004.

Proceeds of sale of this lot will go to The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, which promotes outstanding research in the humanities and social sciences.

Please note that these items can only be previewed at an offsite location in Montreal by appointment - please contact our Montreal gallery at 514 939-6505 to set an appointment.

The auction opens on Thursday, September 5 and begins to close on Thursday, September 26. Bidding takes place online - for more information consult www.heffel.com (Link to further lot details)

About Heffel Fine Art Auction House

With offices and representatives in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver, Heffel truly embodies Canada's National Auction House. Since 1995, it has sold more Canadian art than any other auctioneer worldwide, with over $325 million in art auction sales. In addition to full-colour printed catalogues, Heffel publishes its entire live auction online at www.heffel.com, from initial promotion and illustrated lot listings, to the auction's live multi-camera webcast and final sale results. Led by the most experienced team of fine art specialists in Canada, Heffel provides transparent expert service because they believe that art inspires the human spirit.

Image with caption: "Pierre Trudeau, 1991. Photo courtesy of Jean-Marc Carisse (CNW Group/Heffel Gallery Limited)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20130827_C8402_PHOTO_EN_30154.jpg

SOURCE: Heffel Gallery Limited