Many stars have touched these exceptional pieces and why not you? Here is the perfect opportunity to invite a piece of history to your table and to not let it pass you by, we explain how to do it.
Since its creation in 1898, this luxury hotel, located in the heart of Paris, has never ceased to make people talk about it. Festive, cosmopolitan and elegant, it is the embodiment of the French art of living.
Over the years, it has attracted aristocrats, movie stars, and famous writers like Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, who found inspiration there. Former French President Jacques Chirac is even known to have frequented the place, and Princess Diana dined there on the night of her tragic accident in 1997.
The establishment is known for its sumptuous rooms, impeccable service and top-notch restaurants, including the famous Bar Hemingway. It also offers a cooking school, the École Ritz Escoffier, where amateurs and professionals can learn classic culinary techniques. Now you have understood what prestigious place we are talking about, it is indeed the Ritz Paris, which underwent a complete renovation between 2012 and 2016. On the agenda? The modernization of its facilities while preserving its classic and opulent style. It is an icon of French culture and a symbol of Parisian luxury.
To celebrate these 125 years of history, the first auction house in France based in the capital, Artcurial, is offering you the chance to acquire part of it. And, failing that, having already eaten or stayed there, it is an opportunity that cannot be refused. On the menu of this unprecedented auction: nearly 1,500 lots will invite enthusiasts to also become guardians of the legacy of this institution.
As you might expect, it’s a dream that comes at a price, and here they are. The five-piece copper cookware set will be priced from 150 to 200 euros, the pair of silver-plated serving trays from 400 to 600 euros, the twelve “Platine” espresso cups with saucers from 200 to 400 euros, and the six-piece “Imperial” tea, coffee and chocolate service from 400 to 600 euros.
Not forgetting the twelve tumbler glasses with the Bar Hemingway logo, which will be offered from 300 to 500 euros, and the large padded bench from the Bar Hemingway, again, between 1,500 and 2,000 euros. As well as a large and four small “Ritz Club” storage bins, between 120 and 150 euros, but also twelve dessert plates, between 300 and 500 euros.
And to hope to get your hands on one of these nuggets, Artcurial invites you to 7 rond-point des Champs-Elysées Marcel Dassault in the 8th arrondissement of the capital, for this auction event, which will take place on September 25, 26 and 27, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.