The Southampton mansion of the late architect and designer Thierry Despont has sold for $17.9 million, Gimme Shelter has exclusively learned.
The buyer was reportedly a hedge fund investor who lives with his family in New York, and the deal was made all in cash.
The 36-acre site is Rosewood Farm Estatefirst appeared on the market in 2022 for $23.5 million and went under contract last May. The estate, at 320 Major's Pass, includes a six-bedroom main residence that was built on the site of the former Southampton Equestrian Hunt Club in the 1920s.
A native of France and known for his elegant taste, Despont made his name restoring the Statue of Liberty. He also restored the Carlyle and Woolworth Buildings in New York and the Ritz in Paris. His private clients included Bill Gates and Calvin Klein. He died in the house last year at the age of 75.
Building this Hamptons mansion has been a labor of love: Despont spent $8.55 million over a two-year period, from 2011 to 2013, purchasing three parcels that overlook a 50-acre agricultural preserve.
The property includes a main house built from a converted barn, with rooms all overlooking a cobbled courtyard with a fountain.
A tree-lined path leads to the infinity-edge pool and pool house, converted from a former barn.
The pool house now houses a lounge, gym and sauna, and a third barn once served as an art studio for Despont, who is also a painter and sculptor, and is now a four-car garage.
There is also a four-bedroom guest house.
The beautifully landscaped grounds feature mature specimen trees native to Africa and meadows with walking paths and gazebos.
The listing brokers, Paul Brennan, Michaela Kessler and Martha Gundersen of Douglas Elliman, declined to comment.
