tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post6758532437249156484..comments2024-03-25T14:54:55.289-04:00Comments on little augury: CHANEL'S Apartment: INSPIRATIONP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-79599344774338353502012-04-26T12:01:52.395-04:002012-04-26T12:01:52.395-04:00The House & Garden article I refer to in the c...The House & Garden article I refer to in the comments is by Edmonde Charles Roux with photographs by Francois Halard.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-57642122910209859022012-04-26T12:01:00.310-04:002012-04-26T12:01:00.310-04:00Never Never reproduced well-Isn't it marvelous...Never Never reproduced well-Isn't it marvelous,I referred to it at this panel discussion-all the images I have seen of it as a nicotine induced haze, which You Know it was!<br />thank you Philip for all your contributions here. GayeP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-57532596277755344692012-04-26T11:57:54.595-04:002012-04-26T11:57:54.595-04:00Yes! and thank You. pgtYes! and thank You. pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-81883426186858710602012-04-26T11:57:39.611-04:002012-04-26T11:57:39.611-04:00glad you liked this story Shiree. thank you for re...glad you liked this story Shiree. thank you for reading along, GayeP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-84357147316750082682012-04-26T11:57:10.953-04:002012-04-26T11:57:10.953-04:00These objects you site are what really turn this P...These objects you site are what really turn this Place ON. The deer sculpture especially. I should connect you with Philip who is associated with the glorious Therien & Co.(http://therien.com/th_site/about.php) He will know that & I recently retrieved the magazine that had a wonderful article about the apartment- House & Garden,Jan 1986. That follows her moves from place to place-date this "the three rooms she lived in from 1954 until her death were a magic grotto..." <br />pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-24099422812251399332012-04-26T11:44:44.056-04:002012-04-26T11:44:44.056-04:00I knew it had to be-& the appropriate style as...I knew it had to be-& the appropriate style as you put it Gilt Baroque Chinoiserie is exactly right. thank you for adding that to the conversation. I think If either of US gets an opportunity We should Invite the Other. I will be there. GayeP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-82436042588233823602012-04-26T07:47:51.598-04:002012-04-26T07:47:51.598-04:00Marvelous post. I loved Carol Bouquet as the face...Marvelous post. I loved Carol Bouquet as the face of Chanel. Just isn't the same now... N.G.Virginia Country Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291355605808113627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-72678267884722454002012-04-25T14:11:21.933-04:002012-04-25T14:11:21.933-04:00Hi! I have been traveling, and I finally had a cha...Hi! I have been traveling, and I finally had a chance to sit down and catch up on the last posts I missed here at Little Augury ( sitting down and opening up your blog is always a delicious pleasure, like that first cup of coffee in the morning, or darjeeling tea with milk and sugar, which is what I had while staying with a dear friend recently) -and I was startled and tickled no end to see my name here in this post! What a treat! Loved your post, the photos, and NT Treasure Hunt's comments. Yes! That lure of the exotic, like a Baroque closet or cabinet filled with imported treasures, and yes, a largesse, good word that, to describe such East meets West luxury in coromandel lacquer, bronze, scintillating rock crystal, the wheat sheafs of Demeter, and deep modern upholstery -colors like after dinner drinks, like brandy and cognac- and like Chanel's designs, often copied but never completely reproduced like the original.<br />Thank you, PGTPhilip Bewleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593795071070337798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-69277039417197985312012-04-24T14:23:27.769-04:002012-04-24T14:23:27.769-04:00Lovely post...it is such a grand space!Lovely post...it is such a grand space!the designers musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870200821796271267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-52901456330592046862012-04-23T23:32:44.338-04:002012-04-23T23:32:44.338-04:00A feast for the eyes. Thank you for the wonderful ...A feast for the eyes. Thank you for the wonderful post Patricia. I hadn't seen these images before. Shiree'shiree segerstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482618172002009222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-76325716216922259082012-04-23T12:05:11.334-04:002012-04-23T12:05:11.334-04:00I find this appartment fascinating as an example o...I find this appartment fascinating as an example of twentieth-century chinoiserie/japonisme, with its use of Coromandel lacquer, Japanese deer sculptures and other East Asian objects. Of course the use of lacquer as panelling has precedents in the baroque period, so here you have a kind of baroque-deco-chinoiserie, a wonderfully rich mixutre as you say. You mention that Chanel purchased the deer in 1932, but I wonder whether it has been documented exactly when the appartment was originally put together?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-9057120673387870802012-04-23T11:07:20.027-04:002012-04-23T11:07:20.027-04:00This too is one of my most Sacred Interiors wrough...This too is one of my most Sacred Interiors wrought by GENIUS...the legacy of Gilt Baroque Chinoiserie, the Mystical Crystal Crosses and that MAGICAL Chandelier!<br /><br />My wish would be the Dali - a single Wheat Sheaf...small, lifelike and evocative of her talisman beloved...and now you've given me hope for a tour which I never knew was possible...unless one was a writer or major client in house.The Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159724663060240920noreply@blogger.com