These tours are led by Natasha Schlesinger, an independent art historian and art consultant who has been working in the art field for the past 15 years, specializing in the history of decorative arts. Natasha was a specialist in European furniture at Christie's Auction House for four years, and then went on to open her own international firm Meridianne LLC. She has lectured both at Christie's and Sotheby's and is currently working on several future publications. Natasha holds a Master's degree in the Decorative Arts from the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Culture and Design.

* In 2005 Natasha Schlesinger received the prestigious 25th Anniversary Future Women Leadership Award that was given to her by ARTTABLE, a national nonprofit membership organization for professional women in leadership positions in the visual arts. The organization serves the arts community and the public by the exchange of ideas and information through its educational development, mentoring, and networking programs.