Ritz-y Buisness: Furniture Pieces from the World’s Most Glamourous and Historic Hotel is Now Up For Auction

Own a piece of furniture from the world’s most glamorous and historic hotel

After a five-year renovation, the Ritz Paris re-opened to much fanfare in 2017. Following a five-day exhibition, around 10, 000 items no longer needed in the hotel’s current iteration will be sold by the auction house Artcurial over five days, starting April 17, 10am Paris time.

The hotel is synonymous with Proust, Hemingway, Chanel, F. Scott Fitzgerald and other luminaries and remains the top destination for luxurious lodgings in Paris.

Pieces will include furnishings from the Coco Chanel suite (picked out by the designer herself), the F. Scott Fitzgerald Suit, Bar Hemingway and other iconic finery from the historical hotel. Artcurial divided the objects into 2,500 lots, with prices ranging from 100 euros ($123) to 5,000 euros ($6176).

Absent bidding is allowed and the entire catalogue is available on Artcurial: https://www.artcurial.com/en/sale-3824-ritz-paris

Bellow is a selection of the most beautiful, interesting things on sale. If you’ve ever wanted to lounge around glamorous furniture, now is the chance.

Louis XVI style dressing table and a lyre-back chair
Louis XVI style dressing table and a lyre-back chair


This Louis XVI style dressing table and a lyre-back chair upholstered in a charming salmon color works as a dressing table for a girly-girl with glamorous tastes.

Louis XVI style armoire
Louis XVI style armoire


A Louis XVI style armoire with mint green fabric looks straight out of Beauty and the Beast. Maybe it can even sing.

Ritz Hotel Bathrobes
Ritz Hotel Bathrobes


Made of 100% high quality Mako cotton towelling, these bathrobes (or, as the French call it, “ligne de bain”) are actually for sale in the hotel store. But if you want the originals, the auction is the place to get them. They’re in this peach color because Césare Ritz noticed how much it “flattered the complexion of a woman.”

Olive green upholstered faux-bamboo gondola-shape bergère armchairs
Olive green upholstered faux-bamboo gondola-shape bergère armchairs


A pair of olive green upholstered faux-bamboo gondola-shape bergère armchairs that wouldn’t look out of place in a sitting room filled with house plants.

Quilted blue velvet daybed
Quilted blue velvet daybed


If you’ve ever wanted to dramatically faint on a quilted blue velvet daybed like an actress in a silent movie, now is your chance.

Velour four-leaf folding screen
Velour four-leaf folding screen


This velour four-leaf folding screen is millennial pink, updated in a grown-up way

Three-Seater Sofa
Three-Seater Sofa


Want more millennial pink? This three-seater sofa is a great option in a spacious living room of a bachelorette pad. It converts into a day bed for those who need to have guests over.

The very first bathtub at The Ritz
The very first bathtub at The Ritz


This is definitely leaning towards more “interesting” than “beautiful” but if you’ve ever wanted to own a piece of hotel history (this is a very niche want, so more power to you), the very first bathtub in The Ritz is also included in the sale.

Gilt-metal Louis XVI style chandelier
Gilt-metal Louis XVI style chandelier


This large gilt-metal Louis XVI style chandelier is perfect if you want to inspire a gasp of awe in visiting guests.

F. Scott Fitzgerald Suite Armchair
F. Scott Fitzgerald Suite Armchair


This Louis XVI-style carved giltwood bergère from the Fitzgerald suite is a premium piece for fans of the American author, especially if you want to live out your Zelda fantasies and sigh at the predicament your husband has decided to put you in.

Coco Chanel Suite headboard and bedside tables
Coco Chanel Suite headboard and bedside tables


Own a piece of Coco Chanel’s refined world with a headboard and a pair of bedside tables chosen by the designer herself for the Coco Chanel Suite, which she lived in for 34 years.

Strawberry pink-tassled poof
Strawberry pink-tassled poof


Rest your feet on this très charmant strawberry velvet upholstered footrest after a long day at work.


By Sara Siguion-Reyna

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