if you could pick any apartment in your town, which one would it be.

***Jan*** · January 17th, 2013, 06:55 AM

As the title reads

tpe · January 17th, 2013, 07:29 AM

I'll start by breaking the rules.

There is one apartment that I truly covet in the entire world. This apartment is not in Manhattan or Chicago. And it's not even a highrise apartment.

For me, it was the most beautiful apartment in the world.

It was the piano nobile of the Hôtel Lambert in Paris, as it was in the days of Alexis, the Baron de Redé.

I attended the Sotheby's auction in Paris back in 2005, right after the Baron's death, and bought 2 wonderful items from his library.

In elegance and in taste, his apartment was unmatched.

Here are leaves from the portfolio of watercolors by Alexandre Serebriakoff, ordered by Alexis to immortalize the Bal Oriental at the Hôtel Lambert in the 1960s. They were also sold at the Sotheby's auction.

Alexis, the Baron de Redé:

Photo of the Baron, by Cecil Beaton (also sold at the 2005 auction):

Volume II of the catalogue of the auction:

***Singidunum*** · January 18th, 2013, 12:22 AM

A Genex penthouse for sure.

Gordion · January 18th, 2013, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tpe

I'll start by breaking the rules.

There is one apartment that I truly covet in the entire world. This apartment is not in Manhattan or Chicago. And it's not even a highrise apartment.

For me, it was the most beautiful apartment in the world.

It was the piano nobile of the Hôtel Lambert in Paris, as it was in the days of Alexis, the Baron de Redé.

I attended the Sotheby's auction in Paris back in 2005, right after the Baron's death, and bought 2 wonderful items from his library.

In elegance and in taste, his apartment was unmatched.

Here are leaves from the portfolio of watercolors by Alexandre Serebriakoff, ordered by Alexis to immortalize the Bal Oriental at the Hôtel Lambert in the 1960s. They were also sold at the Sotheby's auction.

Alexis, the Baron de Redé:

Photo of the Baron, by Cecil Beaton (also sold at the 2005 auction):

Volume II of the catalogue of the auction:

+ agree..

Quall · January 18th, 2013, 06:53 AM

Not much of a selection here. I'd probably go with a small unit like this:

January 17th, 2013, 06:55 AM	#1
*Jan* High there, what's up! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rotterdam Posts: 14,515 Likes (Received): 546	if you could pick any apartment in your town, which one would it be. As the title reads

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tpe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago & NYC Posts: 3,427 Likes (Received): 89	I'll start by breaking the rules. There is one apartment that I truly covet in the entire world. This apartment is not in Manhattan or Chicago. And it's not even a highrise apartment. For me, it was the most beautiful apartment in the world. It was the piano nobile of the Hôtel Lambert in Paris, as it was in the days of Alexis, the Baron de Redé. I attended the Sotheby's auction in Paris back in 2005, right after the Baron's death, and bought 2 wonderful items from his library. In elegance and in taste, his apartment was unmatched. Here are leaves from the portfolio of watercolors by Alexandre Serebriakoff, ordered by Alexis to immortalize the Bal Oriental at the Hôtel Lambert in the 1960s. They were also sold at the Sotheby's auction. Alexis, the Baron de Redé: Photo of the Baron, by Cecil Beaton (also sold at the 2005 auction): Volume II of the catalogue of the auction: Last edited by tpe; January 17th, 2013 at 07:37 AM.

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January 18th, 2013, 12:22 AM	#3
*Singidunum* Grad Oblakodera Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Beograd Posts: 26,537	A Genex penthouse for sure.

January 18th, 2013, 06:53 AM	#5
Quall Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Barrie, ON Posts: 3,879 Likes (Received): 34	Not much of a selection here. I'd probably go with a small unit like this: