RITZ PARIS, ARTS OF THE TABLE AND ARTS OF LIVING Auction by Artcurial
by Abdon FLORES
After having organised auctions of the furnishings of the Plaza Athénée, Tour d’Argent and Hôtel de Crillon, in April 2018, Artcurial hit the headlines when it auctioned the historic furnishings of the Ritz Paris. The sale totalled €7.3M / $9M, more than seven times the overall estimate and setting a new world record for a sale of hotel furnishings.
The history of the Ritz Paris is closely linked with that of gastronomy and luxury. During the Roaring Twenties, the adjective “Ritzy” appeared in the American dictionary. It means luxurious, fashionable and elegant. It sums up the look and feel of the Ritz Paris in a single word. Artcurial will bring to auction almost 1,500 lots dedicated to French Arts of the Table and Arts of Living on 21st, 22nd and 23rd June 2020.
Six of the most beautiful dinner services from the successive layouts of the Parisian palace hotel will be presented for sale. From the iconic Marthe service commissioned by César Ritz in 1898 for the opening of the hotel to the Ritz Club service designed by Jean Boggio, more than 450 lots of Limoges porcelain will go under the hammer.
Around 400 lots of the hotel’s gold- and silverware will be showcased, including pieces bearing the “Hôtel Ritz” insignia, created by pre-eminent houses such as Christofle and Ercuis. Cutlery, shaped pieces, dishes and trays and tea and coffee sets will be presented alongside rarer items, such as three Christofle serving trolleys. Also featuring in the catalogue will be numerous glass and crystal sets, including sets of cocktail glasses from the legendary Hemingway Bar. The hotel’s linen will complete the session, with an array of 200 lots devoted to table, bath and bed linen.
All the pieces will be exhibited in the salons of the Hôtel Marcel Dassault from 18th to the 20th June.
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