Le Goût Rothschild
As "Goût Rothschild" , "The Rothschild taste" refers mainly in France one in the 19th century to develop early opulent and glamorous furnishing and life, which by the same bankers dynasty, the family Rothschild , founded has been.
features
The decorative furnishing elements of the “Goût Rothschild” are characterized by the use of the finest materials such as velvet , silk , damask or brocade . There is also plenty of gold leaf, lush stucco and fine woods, which are processed into true masterpieces of paneling and parquet flooring art . In terms of furniture and other furnishings, the "Goût Rothschild" is mainly based on the years of the French kings Louis XIV. , Louis XV. and Louis XVI. The Rothschilds bought the best of those eras that was then on the market. And not so long after the French Revolution , some of the best pieces were out there. So there are still numerous mainly French antiques with royal provenance in the villas and castles of the Rothschilds, so u. a. also from the Palace of Versailles . In terms of architecture, the Rothschilds were particularly interested in the Renaissance .
It is thanks to the English branch of the Rothschild dynasty that " Waddesdon Manor " is a castle in the style of the Loire castles in England. It was not uncommon for the Rothschilds to buy original architectural elements from castles and palaces in order to reinstall them in their own villas and palaces. Great examples of this are Mentmore Towers Castle in England, Ferrières Castle and the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat , which was built for Béatrice de Rothschild .
Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Bergé were very impressed by the “Blue Salon” of the Ferrières Castle. They saw the “Blue Salon” as a model for furnishing their own property.
distribution
The “Goût Rothschild” was style-defining until the 1920s and in a more reduced form until the middle of the 20th century. It was the preferred interior design style of the newly wealthy elites in Europe and the USA. The American families Vanderbilt , Astor and others, who became immensely prosperous in the 19th century , oriented themselves towards the “Goût Rothschild”. They also bought entire furnishings including floors, wall coverings and stucco ceilings from European castles and palaces and had them built into their residences in New York and Newport such as The Breakers , Marble House or Rosecliff . The Marble House and Rosecliff residences were filming locations for The Great Gatsby, starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow . In Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney's house at No. 871 Fifth Avenue , the architect Stanford White had built a 20-meter-long ballroom of a French castle, which had once belonged to a courtier Louis XIV. The entrance hall was decorated with an immense fireplace that came from a French castle. Next to it were tapestries of royal provenance bearing the monograms of Henry II and Diane de Poitiers .
The interior design company formerly based in Paris, Maison Jansen , came close to the furnishing style of the “Goût Rothschild”, but in a less opulent design. Maison Jansen's customers included a. the administration of John F. Kennedy , for which they redecorated the White House ; and the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson , later the Duchess of Windsor, whose home in Paris had set up the company.
In Europe, the “Goût Rothschild” was particularly popular in France and Great Britain.
Individual evidence
- ^ Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé: The collection. Heyne, ISBN 978-3-89910-430-1 , p. 12.
- ↑ Wendy Goodman: The World of Gloria Vanderbilt . Schirmer / Mosel, ISBN 978-3-8296-0507-6 , p. 72.
- ↑ Wendy Goodman: The World of Gloria Vanderbilt . Schirmer / Mosel, ISBN 978-3-8296-0507-6 , p. 56.
