tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post213157414751961754..comments2024-03-25T14:54:55.289-04:00Comments on little augury: making an entranceP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-69000925326778397732011-02-02T10:03:54.810-05:002011-02-02T10:03:54.810-05:00The suite of doors took 20 months to make, I have ...The suite of doors took 20 months to make, I have read. And likely the entire fantastic apartment was funded by Delbée's stylish wife, Suzanne "Suzy" Lazard. Née Kober, she was the much-younger widow of multimillionaire French banker Robert Lazard, a Jew who died while being deported from France during WW2. She married Delbée in 1950, and they moved into the Avenue Foch apartment in 1957.An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-76839068507188966302011-01-21T19:51:09.255-05:002011-01-21T19:51:09.255-05:00This last image is one that I wish I could do a li...This last image is one that I wish I could do a little time traveling, wander around taking in the beauty of each magnificent detail!Acanthus and Acornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603547994268012876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-44425184771085026382011-01-21T19:17:32.099-05:002011-01-21T19:17:32.099-05:00Dear Gaye,
Refreshing to see this posting on A SC...Dear Gaye,<br /><br />Refreshing to see this posting on A SCHOLARS' apartment. Delbee has long been in the shadow of Boudin...you bring this apartment which remained intact from his death in 1974 to life again. In 1999, after years of remaining intact, all contents were auctioned off in Paris thru Christies. I have the Auction Catalog and the doors of course were SO spectacular, they ARE the cover of the catalog. There is a Metaphysical Aspect to them, aside from their historical references to the Ancient World and Mathematics...Lot 476 - A SUITE OF FIVE INLAID EBONY DOORS BY JANSEN circa 1957...estimate FFr80,000-120,000 they sold for 1,002,500. <br /><br />His library is much like Jayne Wrightsmans' London library...very similar indeed. You can see each of them deep in conversation in Paris or London and feeling comfortably at home.<br /><br />You are a WONDERFUL articulate and well-versed Woman of History, Architecture and Beauty...continue to shimmer for all!The Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159724663060240920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-43901091418310606422011-01-21T11:56:38.666-05:002011-01-21T11:56:38.666-05:00Exquisite on many levels.Exquisite on many levels.Graceful Antiques and Vintage Collectibleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451982600343500865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-63455148623610285412011-01-21T11:13:07.090-05:002011-01-21T11:13:07.090-05:00i love these pictures! you have such a great artis...i love these pictures! you have such a great artistic taste. =)<br /><br />http://pinkchampagnefashion.blogspot.com/Hope Adela Pasztorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393869430833457823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-68660397279372777982011-01-21T10:43:09.811-05:002011-01-21T10:43:09.811-05:00Colette- sensory is what it is all about, what oth...Colette- sensory is what it is all about, what other reason for the work and effort.<br /><br />David, Anon., That the firm was called upon so often by Nancy Lancaster, Elsie d W. and the like is proof of their greatness.<br /><br />Kaveri- you must do something with those doors! <br /><br />Penelope- This phrase means the casual nature of the two benches- being different with the same fabric covering on them- in an otherwise, very symmetrical space.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-84831737992078588502011-01-21T10:36:27.397-05:002011-01-21T10:36:27.397-05:00Q., Christina, Kathy,Karena, I found the change of...Q., Christina, Kathy,Karena, I found the change of color to be startling. the b& w interior photographs do less justice to a space,while b& w portraits are my preference. It is a bandbox perfect space.<br /><br />Shelley-appreciated, I try to keep it real. Though such a place is enviable It is not within my reach.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-19274775755210767072011-01-21T09:40:42.675-05:002011-01-21T09:40:42.675-05:00The second picture takes my breath away.The second picture takes my breath away.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296124850643056197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-6089633213613161502011-01-21T06:14:07.491-05:002011-01-21T06:14:07.491-05:00Take away ideas - one of my favourite things about...Take away ideas - one of my favourite things about your blog. Thank you!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-38999006556066611672011-01-21T01:46:17.492-05:002011-01-21T01:46:17.492-05:00Breathtaking! I have a puzzlement: studying care...Breathtaking! I have a puzzlement: studying carefully.......I found the leopard velvet stools on either side. However.....more studying did not show a "mismatched attitude" of the pair......could you have meant a "mismatched altitude?" I cannot for the life of me tell what the "attitude" of those stools are...or is???<br /><br />Wonderful, wonderful post......the perfect example of what a brilliant blog post is!!!<br /><br />Something no one knows or has seen! (or at least most of us)!Penelope Bianchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07044698051543677637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-11580820711368442562011-01-20T23:20:15.290-05:002011-01-20T23:20:15.290-05:00Gaye, A most fabulously designed entry!
xoxo
Kare...Gaye, A most fabulously designed entry!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-29625437849832011322011-01-20T21:00:20.537-05:002011-01-20T21:00:20.537-05:00The doors are phenomenal so graphic and completely...The doors are phenomenal so graphic and completely suprising always love what you have to share.Kaveri Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182106463113492416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-58215004423787337472011-01-20T20:29:09.804-05:002011-01-20T20:29:09.804-05:00Jansen was always a favourite of mine, as you alwa...Jansen was always a favourite of mine, as you always had the surprise of something that was totally disparate with the rest of the objects in the room but tied it all togetherDavid Tomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181690917362173400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-51437666957078158072011-01-20T19:29:50.415-05:002011-01-20T19:29:50.415-05:00This hall has always epitomized what great interio...This hall has always epitomized what great interior architecture and decor is all about--invention, history and style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-47148470472407246062011-01-20T18:55:08.765-05:002011-01-20T18:55:08.765-05:00Absolutely wonderful! It came to life in colour x...Absolutely wonderful! It came to life in colour xxChristina @ Fashion's Most Wantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583201549332262341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-82403850502526082462011-01-20T16:57:12.969-05:002011-01-20T16:57:12.969-05:00Sensory...exactly....and you KNOW im a decibple of...Sensory...exactly....and you KNOW im a decibple of that emotion!x colettecolettehttp://www.nh-design.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-91092228292134528912011-01-20T15:35:47.329-05:002011-01-20T15:35:47.329-05:00Devoted Classicist,my thoughts exactly. the book d...Devoted Classicist,my thoughts exactly. the book described the space as ongoing for nearly a decade.<br /><br />by the way, the Jansen book is superb.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-23089493861411398122011-01-20T15:32:56.860-05:002011-01-20T15:32:56.860-05:00Positively exquisite. Indeed heart stopping!Positively exquisite. Indeed heart stopping!quintessencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484326999396839391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-49561802768829836172011-01-20T15:31:25.106-05:002011-01-20T15:31:25.106-05:00John, an important point and thank you I have chan...John, an important point and thank you I have changed it.<br /><br />DED- it truly is.<br /><br />J-A D-H, thank you- I think it is the addition of the table as dining room and the expanse of the photograph, but it is no doubt completely one of a kind.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-40148258641157020052011-01-20T15:20:59.625-05:002011-01-20T15:20:59.625-05:00It is a minor point, perhaps, but the middle name ...It is a minor point, perhaps, but the middle name of the author of the 2006 book JANSEN (and the follow-up JANSEN FURNITURE), is Archer. James is a wonderful guy, a former classmate at Attingham, Class of '91.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-57991484956350097672011-01-20T12:32:39.534-05:002011-01-20T12:32:39.534-05:00Just superbJust superbThe Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-82621019928272368832011-01-20T11:09:48.084-05:002011-01-20T11:09:48.084-05:00Fabulous post! but I don't agree that the entr...Fabulous post! but I don't agree that the entry is hardly recognizable... The door, you are right but the detailing and the corner pieces? Love your blog as you surely know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05677486969595235084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-50093591527367514112011-01-20T10:20:40.816-05:002011-01-20T10:20:40.816-05:00Pierre Delbee's entrance hall is a wonderful e...Pierre Delbee's entrance hall is a wonderful example of how a relatively modest space (in this case in an apartment) can be made quite spectacular with well chosen decoration, both architectural and furnishings. Of course it helps that he was head of the most influential design firm of its day, and this was his own apartment! The doors are certainly magnificent, but it is the blue steel and gilt bronze (?) folding dining table that I wish for.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com