“Mrs de Florian never returned to her Paris flat after the war and died at the age of 91 in 2010. 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.”
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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.
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.
Same lease for 70 years, man, with rent control must be the cheapest place in town.
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.
It would be great if we could indeed visit the flat. I will try to get some information.
Well the Mickey Mouse alone is worth a small fortune on its own.
So I doubt it is still in one piece.
But if it is its a wonderful monument to the dear old ladies life.
There’s a porky pig, too, just behind mickey.
Wow man I could live there perfectly. Just clean the dust and it’s done.
Am i very unromantic to think it a waste that a flat like that has been empty so long? it’s a wonder it wasn’t squatted. But i’m glad it was full of treasure and not rubbish.
Who was Mrs. de Florian? What’s her story?
This is so awesome and beautiful. It’s like an old book time forgot and it’s being open in my own hands. Thanks for sharing.
Sadly every thing was sold on auktions, with the Boldini painting as the main attraction gone for 2.1 Milion Euro
Money talks nostalgia walks *snifel*