The former flat of Inès de la Fressange is for sale

ADmagazine.fr - By Fanny Guénon des Mesnards, December 12th 2020

   Recently decorated throughout by internationally renowned Jacques Grange, this apartment in western Paris was once home to fashion icon Inès de la Fressange. It is today marketed by the Belles demeures de France agency priced 3,900,000€.South-facing and enjoying a superb view of Grand Palais and the Élysée Palace, this exceptional 174 sqm apartment opening onto a continuous balcony and including a double living/reception room, three bedrooms and a master suite was once home to internationally...

The Renaissance

St. Barthélemy

Ravaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017, the island has bounced back and by the end of the year the island’s finest hotels should have reopened. A great opportunity for a holiday, or perhaps to purchase a delightful property. By Eric Jansen Does St. Barts really need any presentation? This jewel of the Caribbean, with its omnipresent nature, its twenty or so sandy beaches, it’s harbour where the most beautiful yachts are moored, and its luxurious and yet relaxed atmosphere that makes it so charming? Unquestionably,...

Recreating the past

Joseph Achkar and Michel Charrière

From Place de la Concorde to the Auvergne via the Marais, these decorators undertake projects in which history is the major player. By Eric Jansen For many years they worked in the utmost discretion with only a privileged few knowing where to actually find them. In 2000, Joseph Achkar and Michel Charrière embarked upon on a colossal project: reviving the historic Hôtel de Gesvres which had become a bank’s head office... Today, the seventeenth century building seems to have survived the passing of...

A woman at the head of Christie's

Cécile Verdier

After ten years at Sotheby's, she has just taken over the management of Christie's France. An appointment announcing a new era. By Eric Jansen We remember her blushing with pleasure as Jacques Grange heaped effusive praise on her. It was November 2017 and the decorator had a good reason to be delighted: the sale of his collection which had been estimated at around 10 million had achieved over 28 million euro. A remarkable success which he naturally attributed to a large extent to Cécile Verdier....

Christie's : Secret Garden

The Paul Haim Sale

   With the auction of art dealer Paul Haim’s collection of sculptures which shall take place on October 22nd 2020, Christie’s shall present to the public works worthy of a place in a museum. By Éric Jansen     For years a remarkable secret garden on the banks of the Adour river, not far from Bayonne and Biarritz on the border of the Landes and Basque Country, concealed from view behind its foliage some forty sculptures by some of the greatest… Auguste Rodin, Émile-Antoine...

Guillaume Féau

Timeless French Style

  At the head of a company founded in 1875, this lover of beautiful French decor steadfastly maintains the business’s traditional specialisation in antique wood panelling and the reproduction of panelling. By Éric Jansen  La réplique parfaite des Quatre continents de Claude-Nicolas Ledoux installée dans une maison près de Paris.   Féau & Cie possesses a unique collection of 17th to 20th century panelling and woodwork including examples made for Madame de Pompadour, sumptuous...

Victoire de Castellane

Fantastic luxury

  For over twenty years she has worked as creative director of Christian Dior’s fine jewelry division. Today sees the publication of a book that, like her, is baroque, joyful and colourful. By Éric Jansen   From A for Abundance to Z for Zigzag, the abecedarium that Victoire de Castellane has created with the assistance of Olivier Gabet, director of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, is a series of souvenirs, amusing allusions and technical details that evoke past collections...

Sibylle de Margerie

A certain idea of luxury

With discretion, the interior decorator and ambassadress of a contemporary lifestyle undertakes projects across the globe, allying comfort with gentle femininity. A book today celebrates her particular style, all in nuances. By Eric JansenShe has just completed the Mont Blanc hotel’s penthouse in Chamonix, following on from Le Cœur de Megève ... Sybille de Margerie is at home in the mountains. It was on the snow- capped peaks that in 2006 her career took an important leap forward with the inauguration...

The impact of lockdown on luxury realty

  Analysis carried out by Daniel Féau and Belles demeures de France between the 8th and 15th of May 2020, questioning 902 potential buyers who were, prior to lockdown, actively seeking to acquire an asset in Paris or the nearby western suburbs.The principal results of the study: 1. The percentage of buyers intending to pursue their project is higher than we anticipated.Only 10.40% of those questioned have put their project on standby, and 7.40% have not yet come to a decision.82.20%...

Our agencies are open again!

Our precautions in time of COVID-19

To protect youself and our team members, please take note of these strict hygiene measures which shall be applied in our agencies and during visits.OUR AGENCIES AND TEAM MEMBERSThanks to our proven tools allowing for telecommuting, our team members remain totally operational. All are equipped with AFNOR approved category 1 facemasks.Our agencies reopened on May 11th 2020 with their usual opening hours. All visitors are requested to wear a facemask and hand sanitiser is provided at the entrance to...