Between the Belle Époque and the end of the 1930s, the Champs-Élysées district stood out as the most elegant in the capital. Among the magnificent buildings that stand on the most beautiful avenue in the world: the Hôtel Particulier de la Païva.
A few years before the Great War, Avenue des Champs-Elysees is chosen by automotive brands and luxury industries such as the saddler Hermès, the trunk maker Vuitton and the perfumer Guerlain who have built stunning Art Nouveau buildings. In the 20s, haute couture settled in the district, car showrooms, bank and company headquarters rivaled each other in refinement, shops and covered passages of unprecedented splendor were created and meeting rooms cinema abound. This architectural enchantment will light up the most beautiful avenue in the world and it's up to this world; marked with the seal of prestige and beauty that still make Paris and France famous, that the book Champs-Élysées 1900-1930 Art Nouveau Art Deco is dedicated. The book is introduced by a preface by Nadine de Rothschild who shares with us his memories of the Champs-Élysées.
In this beautiful book, several photos signed Griessen's France make us rediscover the sublime Mansion of the Marquise de Païva, built between 1856 and 1865. Listed monument, this dream house is a rare element of the Second Empire decorative arts.
If its stylish facade italian revival wants to be quite sober, inside, we discover many luxurious marvels that make all its character: yellow onyx staircase, myriad of statues, rare marbles, gilding and other woodwork on the walls, not to mention the winter garden...
Containing a large reception room, a sumptuous dining room and a bedroom, its bathroom hides the legendary silver bathtub where the Marquise took her champagne baths… The impressive ceiling decorated with a painting by Paul Baudry (the painter of the Opéra Garnier) is a good reminder of the luxurious extravagance of the Païva.
Champs-Élysées 1900-1930 Art Nouveau Art Deco at AAM Editions.
