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Paris, France, France
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Hubert Guerrand-Hermes L'hotel de Lannion
Collection Hubert Guerrand-Hermès, L'hôtel de Lannion
The former Parisian home of the Hubert Guerrand-Hermès collection, Hôtel de Lannion is a testament to the architecture and opulence of the Ancien Régime. Built in 1754 by Jean Damun, architect to the Prince of Conti, the mansion is laid out according to the traditional Parisian townhouse floor plan “between courtyard and garden”. This first-rate reception space dazzles visitors with its interior decoration featuring gilded stucco adornments including the volutes and shell designs of the listed Louis XV Grand Salon, illustrating the persistence of the Rocaille style.
Like a tribute to the true purpose of Hôtel de Lannion – which is to showcase the great decorative arts –, Hubert Guerrand-Hermès called upon the decorator François-Joseph Graf when he took possession of the space. The designer had to incorporate a large collection including 18th-century decorative arts, post-war painting, and contemporary sculpture and design, with a certain taste for hunting.
In the several rooms Hubert Guerrand-Hermès presented Contemporary confirmed artists such as Daniel Spoerri, David Hockney or Yves Klein along with 18th century furniture such as this exquisite games table stamped by Henri Wirtz, a pair of gilt-bronze ornamental vases with children, circa 1820 or a late Louis XVI gueridon stamped by Adam Weisweiler. He collected original design like these green sofas made by Pierre Paulin but also artists from the Far East with Liu Wei. His taste was eclectic, he was surrounded by French porcelain and classical silver but also by works of art created by César and Max Ernst. Every inch of his hotel was full of art, from photographs by Man Ray to paintings by Jean-Baptiste Oudry with a particular taste for 18th century old master drawings. As a hunting lover, he assembled a set of paintings with dogs, hunting scenes by Jean-Baptiste Huet and Eugène
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0174: A silver covered soup tureen, liner and stand, Henry Auguste, Paris, 1787-1788 | SoupièreEst. €10,000-€15,000Lot Closed
0175: A silver ewer, apparently unmarked, probably Portugal 18th century | Aiguière en argent,Est. €3,000-€5,000Lot Closed
0176: A Dutch silver marriage basket, Dirk Blom, Amsterdam, 1764 | Petit panier de mariage en argent parEst. €2,000-€3,000Lot Closed
0177: A silver, lapis lazuli and chrysoprase bird-custode, Goudji, Paris, 1988-1989 | Custode-oiseau enEst. €4,000-€6,000Lot Closed
0179: A late Louis XVI Aubusson or Felletin carpet centre, circa 1785 | Centre de tapis de la manufactureEst. €3,000-€5,000Lot Closed
0180: Probably Italian, 18th century | Probablement Italie, XVIIIe siècleEst. €10,000-€15,000Lot Closed
0182: A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted mahogany veneered cylinder desk, circa 1780, attributed to theEst. €15,000-€25,000Lot Closed
0183: A Louis XVI style mahogany fauteuil de bureau tournant | Fauteuil de bureau tournant en acajou deEst. €4,000-€6,000Lot Closed
0184: A pair of Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted marble candlesticks, circa 1780 | Paire de flambeaux enEst. €5,000-€8,000Lot Closed
0185: A Louis XV gilt-bronze "Le Repos de Venus" mantel clock, circa 1780 | Pendule "le repos de VéEst. €3,000-€4,000Lot Closed
0186: A pair of Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted Sèvres pot-pourri vases with covers, circa 1780 | PaireEst. €7,000-€10,000Lot Closed
0193: A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted amaranth and tulipwood veneered armoire, circa 1785 | BibliothèEst. €6,000-€8,000Lot Closed
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