tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post8607801440021813712..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of ChicĀ®: From Paris to New York with Jean-Paul BeaujardThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-18152065375692033012013-08-03T09:58:37.041-04:002013-08-03T09:58:37.041-04:00the decoration of the library is a direct tribute ...the decoration of the library is a direct tribute to the poet Jean Cocteau and his 17-18th century home at Milly-la-Foret ( close to Paris); the bronze sculpture is by the famous french actor ( and Cocteau's longtime partner) Jean Marais.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-32976131493396469682011-08-30T17:33:38.189-04:002011-08-30T17:33:38.189-04:00We must be neighbors - I receive all my issues day...We must be neighbors - I receive all my issues days/weeks after everyone else as well! Very frustrating! Haven't had time to read the new AD, but these photos look promising... x KellyKELLY MARKEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04387480983205120880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-22283102237698522282011-08-29T16:39:15.429-04:002011-08-29T16:39:15.429-04:00Classicist- Interesting observation! I know that ...Classicist- Interesting observation! I know that the dining room floor was painted.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-46518817372553736582011-08-29T16:38:10.976-04:002011-08-29T16:38:10.976-04:00Parnassus- That sounds like an odd story...and my ...Parnassus- That sounds like an odd story...and my worst nightmare too!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-8031814435343729052011-08-29T14:13:22.711-04:002011-08-29T14:13:22.711-04:00"I like things where you can close the room a..."I like things where you can close the room and open it up 10 years later." There is an odd story by Madeline Wynne in which just this happens, and when the owner returns he finds the caretakers have unpacked and been using all his heirloom treasures as their own.<br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-61880248649251214992011-08-29T13:57:18.315-04:002011-08-29T13:57:18.315-04:00Exquisite. Any one of these pieces could be a foca...Exquisite. Any one of these pieces could be a focal point for an entire room. Thanks. Marymaryhttp://mjhdesignarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-19107969516275425882011-08-29T11:12:41.792-04:002011-08-29T11:12:41.792-04:00Interesting that the floor finishes changes in the...Interesting that the floor finishes changes in the NYC apartment despite the en filade effect, no?The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-4819060770297493952011-08-29T09:30:29.889-04:002011-08-29T09:30:29.889-04:00You are so right, true elegance and talent is time...You are so right, true elegance and talent is timeless. By the way, I know of a place where there is a similar corromandel in a Paris appartment, very similar...It might even be for sale.<br />Chateau de La BarreMarnie de Vanssayhttp://www.chateaudelabarre.comnoreply@blogger.com