HISTORIC PARISIAN HOTEL LE ROYAL MONCEAU TO HOLD FOUR DAY AUCTION
3,000 lots - 9 sessions - 4 days of sale; Collectors and aficionados of style and history will soon be able to bring home a piece of history from a legendary Parisian palace, Le Royal Monceau
Added: 05/16/2008 - Mélody Lautelin
(16th May 2008) The hotel is scheduled for a 10 month transformation from June, and will re-open in April 2009 as Le Royal Monceau - A Raffles Hotel. As a prelude to its makeover, the hotel will hold a four day auction, on June 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd, conducted by auction house Cornette de Saint Cyr, in collaboration with Court’Art.
Items that will be auctioned include furniture from Le Royal Monceau's Royal Suite, its five presidential suites, lobby, Royal Bar and restaurants which feature interiors designed by star decorator Jacques Garcia.
Not only will items bearing the hotel's elegant emblem, such as the silverware, porcelain, Frette linen be available at the auction, but also antique 18th and 19th century furniture from the hotel’s 203 rooms and suites.
In addition, the hotel's chandeliers and fabrics, signed by Rubelli, Nobilis and Pierre Frey will also be available at the auction.
Le Royal Monceau was founded in 1928 by Pierre Bremont and Andre Junot, when Paris was widely regarded as the centre of creativity and modernity. Since 1928, the hotel has welcomed innumerable dignitaries, celebrities and artists including Mistinguett, queen of the French Music Hall, the Aga Khan, the Countess of Paris, Joseph Kessel, General Pershing and General Eisenhower.
Auction details (Non-all comprehensive list)
Chest of drawers by Jean-François HACHE in Grenoble (not signed)
Louis XVI period
10 000 / 12 000 €
Carrier chair in golden wood,
Louis XVI style, end of XlXth century
2000 / 3 000 €
Large marble Table
Louis XIV style, first part of XXth century
8 000 / 12 000 €
Bacchante with wine grapes
White marble statue round-sculpted - Signed on the right side D. ORSINI
6000 / 8000 €
Three-row candlestick, fifty-one lights emphasized by garlands of pearls and drops Height about 220 cm -Diameter: 205 cm
8000 / 10000 €
Tapestry depecting the Sabines' kidnapping
Brussels, beginning of XVIIIth century
15 000 / 20 000 €
Pair of branched candlesticks (About 1925)
4000 / 6000 €
FRENCH Ecole of XVIIIth century, following Hyacinthe RIGAUD
Chest portrait Painting of Louis XIV
3000 / 4000 €
About the Hotel
The Le Royal Monceau is located just minutes away from some of the focal tourist attractions in Paris such as the famous Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Elysees. Being a hotel with an illustrious history like many in the Raffles group this hotel has been welcoming notable celebrities and famous personalities since its inception in 1928. The 152 rooms and suites of the hotel and the gourmet food dished out by the five exquisite dining and bar options make this one of the best luxury hotels in Paris.
Le Royal Monceau
37th Avenue Hache - 75008
Paris
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