The Ritz, 120 years of dreams, is holding an auction!
This mythical hotel which opened its doors again in June 2016 after four years of lavish renovations
but respectful of its illustrious history - must now let go of the objects
that didn’t find a home in the new decor.
The house of Artcurial is organising an auction of 3500 lots from the old furnishings of the hotel, some dating
back 120 years! It’s a sale that will last five days between April 17th
and the 21st, after an exhibition from the 12th to the 16th, scenographed by a great
Parisian decorator in the salons of the Hotel Marcel Dasault.
Since its inauguration on June 1st 1898, the Ritz Paris has incarnated elegance and
subdued luxury synonymous with the French art of living. The Ritz style, both
intimate and sparkling was immediately adopted by celebrities, artists or
royalty from around the world with first and foremost Coco Chanel, who lived there;
Audrey Hepburn who filmed “Love in the Afternoon” by Billy Wilder there and
famed soprano Maria Callas who has a suite in her name; not forgetting the
writers Marcel Proust and Ernest Hemingway. Marcel Proust was inspired by the maitre
D, Olivier Dabescat, for a character in “In Search of Lost Time”; Hemingway
was a regular at the bar along with his writer friend Scott Fitzgerald
during the 1920’s. Everyone had their own special preferences and that contributed
to writing the myth of this prestigious hotel in Place Vendôme. Today again, the
world of haute couture has taken up residence there and the greatest fashion
photographers love working in its sumptuous decors.
It’s a true Ritz style, inspired by its founder, César Ritz, and recognisable by
all, with its paintings, chandeliers and antiques from the Louis XIV style to the
Empire through the Regency period and the reign of Louis XVI.
Each auctioned piece will be embellished with a Ritz Paris stamp, and will thus bear witness
to the unmatched taste and unmatched prestige embodied by the Ritz. It’s a
great way to keep the legend alive!
