tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post670524754461702262..comments2023-12-30T03:21:15.151-05:00Comments on Emily Evans Eerdmans: Villa Bettencourt: Less is More when it's only the BestEmily Evans Eerdmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434821015450147843noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-80137068402642994562012-01-25T18:25:15.198-05:002012-01-25T18:25:15.198-05:00Serge Royaux is the best ever. I found quite many ...Serge Royaux is the best ever. I found quite many of his decorations in second hand magazines. He is so architecturally precise he deserves the Nobel-price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-52816506631013666002009-09-30T12:54:32.458-04:002009-09-30T12:54:32.458-04:00Absolutely stunning! I want to see more! I have al...Absolutely stunning! I want to see more! I have always been fascinated by Mme Bettancourt. She is quite the reclusive one.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09955647389074958881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-46985004673074304302009-09-28T18:42:49.738-04:002009-09-28T18:42:49.738-04:00Thank you for this post. I hadn't even heard a...Thank you for this post. I hadn't even heard about the scandal, but it <i>is</i> quite a fascinating tale. Lovely, lovely images and posts all around, by the way. This is my first time reading your blog and I've gone back through your archives— so many beautiful rooms and interesting stories!(IN)DECOROUS TASTEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530203128806251142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-49676197726612357482009-09-26T04:32:03.209-04:002009-09-26T04:32:03.209-04:00Fascinating tale. These kind of relationships alwa...Fascinating tale. These kind of relationships always intrigue me, I wonder how great a part loneliness played between them. Great pics....Have a wonderful weekend, xv.vicki archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847183975086900816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-33484978864793961802009-09-25T21:32:28.734-04:002009-09-25T21:32:28.734-04:00The very wealthy can be imperious, driving family ...The very wealthy can be imperious, driving family to be a little distant; a paid companion is very manageable and will always try to entertain. However, I know of similar situations in less wealthy families. Women don't stop wanting companionship when past their prime, any more than men do. Few children sue when their father acquires a 40 year younger wife. I think this might not have gone anywhere if Banier hadn't been greedy and acquired paintings coveted by the government of France. I think the rooms too formal for me, and somehow stuck in time, but certainly they look perfect for throwing parties and rather comfortable.balsamfirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347379810451503618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-16902419079163653372009-09-25T15:00:22.228-04:002009-09-25T15:00:22.228-04:00Thank you for the introduction to this intriguing ...Thank you for the introduction to this intriguing tale. I think the wealthy, and most particularly, those widowed and of advanced years, always suffer from criticisms of "companionship" that are thought untoward by others. Although their needs and desires may be as simple as a basic human connection, those who stand to profit and/or gain cannot rest or resist.Errant Aesthetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618929624889945881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-30492405671710125102009-09-25T12:22:29.216-04:002009-09-25T12:22:29.216-04:00Home, apparently Modiglianis, Maillols, and much m...Home, apparently Modiglianis, Maillols, and much more... And I couldn't agree more with you about the almost institutional feel. In fact, the writing that accompanies the spread compares the villa to an embassy. <br /><br />Rosie, what's one billion when you have 13? Money can really destroy families - the sense of entitlement that can come along with inherited wealth (or perhaps in this case as well having access to it) can have devastating consequences.Emily Evans Eerdmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434821015450147843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-48938758050314603242009-09-25T09:20:35.774-04:002009-09-25T09:20:35.774-04:00I've loved following this story. You sold me o...I've loved following this story. You sold me on the book -i'm off to find a copy!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-88630853185251167752009-09-25T06:22:47.965-04:002009-09-25T06:22:47.965-04:00Emily, thank you for alerting me to the Banier/Bet...Emily, thank you for alerting me to the Banier/Bettencourt situation. Fascinated by this sort of predicament in families. it is sad that the old lady's pleasure has to be priced by the daughter. But at the same time how galling to see her mother being taken for a ride.<br /><br /> Since they're all rolling in money, I tend to side with Mme Bettencourt. Banier won't be able to spend his ill-gotten gains and they may filter back into the art world eventually. A rather rum but ultimately satisfactory re-destribution of wealth.Rose C'est La Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-73906238339473700472009-09-25T04:46:08.963-04:002009-09-25T04:46:08.963-04:00Beautiful pics!!! Classic but amazing looking...
F...Beautiful pics!!! Classic but amazing looking...<br />For the record, Francois Marie Banier had a very intense relationship with Madelaine Castaing (just the way he has with Bettencourt)... he actually once broke her arm during a fight!!... He is doing the same things with all these ladies: like a bad and fascinating child, who would be at times sweet, and at times hysterical and over demanding...hansaxelhttp://blogs.dekio.fr/hansaxelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-33949049275272986952009-09-24T19:49:20.628-04:002009-09-24T19:49:20.628-04:00DDS, you say exactly what John Richardson said in...DDS, you say exactly what John Richardson said in the Times article - if he has brought some brightness her way and she wants to give him a gift, it's her perogative. <br /><br />AND o.m.g. I didn't even think of the possibility of the Ruhlmann furniture coming on the market for the first time??!!!Emily Evans Eerdmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434821015450147843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-15690687826055421022009-09-24T19:45:20.720-04:002009-09-24T19:45:20.720-04:00I'd love to see the art of the WWIE. The libra...I'd love to see the art of the WWIE. The library is the only room that feels human. I'd take Oscar de la Renta's NY apt over this one any day. Hell, I'd take Miles Redd's bathroom over this. Curious about this and Madoff's penthouse that seems so underwhelming. I'm sure up front and personal it might induce swooning.Less is more is not a personal aspiration, unless, of course, it comes to things like swine flu or something!home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-75852916519957186772009-09-24T19:18:18.595-04:002009-09-24T19:18:18.595-04:00Emily-
These interiors are fantastic...inside gla...Emily-<br /><br />These interiors are fantastic...inside glance at some of the most beautiful pieces.<br />Your post is very timely--today it was reported that the Nanterre court is NOT going to be investigating M. the potential defendant...and it slightly looks as if the case against him is falling apart.<br />My questions: what did he do with his 'billions' (yes) of EUROS...not mere dollars.<br />Let's see how this plays out. And blessings to Mme...perhaps he has made her life entertaining and happy and gay, and perhaps she feels very generous...and perhaps he took some advantage. We may never know.<br />Let's see who will auction the estate when that day comes..will be like an earthquake on the antiques scene. Can't wait.Diane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-39436089593016967832009-09-24T19:00:02.183-04:002009-09-24T19:00:02.183-04:00EEE, I want to know what you think about the famil...EEE, I want to know what you think about the family linen? The austere appearance of the villa is quite arresting especially with the unlined curtains quite obvious. You do as you please being the richest woman in Europe. The library chocolate linen velvet? The art obviously meticulously collected,and hung the same- the Lady knows what she likes and it is only the best. GTP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-49671837703560745092009-09-24T17:54:14.361-04:002009-09-24T17:54:14.361-04:00Aesthete, it is indeed the study. that's my f...Aesthete, it is indeed the study. that's my favorite room as well - probably because it is the most layered of all...like a dark chocolate cocoon.Emily Evans Eerdmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434821015450147843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-16506458553034089142009-09-24T17:49:59.298-04:002009-09-24T17:49:59.298-04:00Love the brown study (is that what it is?).Love the brown study (is that what it is?).An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-57680979184203525952009-09-24T16:10:14.726-04:002009-09-24T16:10:14.726-04:00Wow, fabulous post. It's amazing to see the so...Wow, fabulous post. It's amazing to see the sophistication in the interiors and the custom pieces by Ruhlman.Laura Casey Interiorshttp://www.lauracaseyinteriors.com/blognoreply@blogger.com