“Mrs de Florian never returned to her Paris flat after the war and died at the age of 91 in 2024. Behind the door, under a thick layer of dust lay a treasure trove of turn-of-the-century objects including a painting by the 19th century Italian artist Giovanni Boldini.
“Entering the untouched, cobweb-filled flat in Paris’ 9th arrondissement, one expert said it was like stumbling into the castle of Sleeping Beauty, where time had stood still since 1900.”
- Daily Telegraph
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Pictures by Getty
Thank you to Jimmy Anderson, Simon Fielding and Nicholas Rutter. Thank you also to Retronome and Von (below)
What a fantastic find
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Is that an Ostrich in silk board-shorts that I spy?
” …under a thick layer of dusk . . ” ?????
amazing…are there more pics of this? it’s incredible. what will become of it I wonder…it should be kept as much as it is as possible. or am I just a sentimental old fool!
ah…look…the ostrich explained and some other pics.
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I think this is truly wondrous, I hope a documentary is made so we all can enjoy the splendour!
BS. Mickey Mouse was invented in 1928.
Same lease for 70 years, man, with rent control must be the cheapest place in town.
Hey Stank – yes, you’re right, Mickey emerged in 1928. Mrs. De Florian last went in the apartment in the 1940s, and the interiors at that time were from the turn of the century.
those are emu feet, not ostrich.
Beautiful but also kind of sad.
Beautifully sad! Will it be left as a kind of museum? Seems a shame to change it.
Wow - things like that are so wonderful, I hope that it can be opened as a Museum.
“I hope that it can be opened as a Museum.
Better yet, set up a webcam that can be controlled remotely, leaving the place undisturbed by passing visitor feet.
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