Emily Evans Eerdmans is a design historian and founder of Eerdmans, a fine decorative arts gallery and consultancy in New York City. She is the author of several other books including monographs on Madeleine Castaing and Henri Samuel. A close friend of Buatta, Eerdmans oversaw the dispersal of his estate, including the blockbuster auction at Sotheby’s. Eerdmans has a Masters degree in Fine and Decorative Arts from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, and has taught design history at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the New York School of Interior Design.