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The toilette in the eighteenth century.
Between 1875 and 1889, Baron Ferdinand Rothschild (1839-1898) built his country house, Waddesdon Manor, in the style of a French chateau set in the middle of' Buckinghamshire, England. Designed by the French architect Gabriel Hippolyte Destailleur (1822-1893), it was equipped with the most up-to-date facilities, astonishing in comparison with even the most comfortable town houses of the time and exceptional for the average English ancestral home. So much sybaritic luxury was considered by the neighboring estate owners to be distinctly nouveau riche.
Waddesdon Manor was more easily comparable to a Ritz Hotel set in the countryside than to any traditional English ...
- Briefly noted.(Report from Europe)(Colours of Another Age: The Rothschild...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Kramer, Miriam June 1, 2008 700+ words
At Waddesdon Manor, near Aylesbury...and shopping in eighteenth-century Paris; and the...and Shopping in Eighteenth-century Paris * Sellers...Marchands Merciers in Eighteenth-century Paris * Waddesdon Manor, near Aylesbury...
- Royal drawings at Waddesdon Manor. (Report from Europe).("Royalty: 18th Century...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Kramer, Miriam April 1, 2002 700+ words
...drawings exhibition at Waddesdon Manor near Aylesbury in...theme. It features eighteenth-century French designs for...French Drawings at Waddesdon Manor. The themes of...November, when Waddesdon Manor closes for the season...
- FLORAL DRAWINGS AT WADDESDON MANOR.(Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild's home near...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques AKPABIO, RACHEL September 1, 2000 700+ words
...found amongst the eighteenth-century designs in the...2) and now at Waddesdon Manor, near Aylesbury...magnificent collection of eighteenth-century fine and decorative...the art of the eighteenth century, so that the artworks...
- Waddesdon's Orpheus sings again.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Waddesdon Manor)(organ...
- Magazine article from: Apollo February 1, 2006 700+ words
WADDESDON'S ORPHEUS SINGS AGAIN An eighteenth-century clock and barrel organ with a sculpture of Orpheus playing a flute has been restored at Waddesdon Manor, the Rothschild property in Buckinghamshire owned by the National Trust. The origin...
- Hidden treasures.(Collector's notes/Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, Waddesdon...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Gustafson, Eleanor H. October 1, 2003 700+ words
...Ferdinand Rothschild filled Waddesdon Manor, his estate near Aylesbury...Pompadour and acquired in the eighteenth century by Frederick the Great...skilled ivory turner in the eighteenth century. This vase is listed...pale in comparison to the eighteenth-century mounts, ...
- Waddesdon Manor.(News review)
- Magazine article from: Apollo Spanier, Samson May 1, 2004 700+ words
It is a year of furniture at Waddesdon Manor, the nineteenth-century mansion in Buckinghamshire...made furniture inspired by its outstanding collection of eighteenth century French furniture, APOLLO can reveal. Plans were being...
- Waddesdon Manor: The Heritage of a Rothschild House. (Reviews).(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Contemporary Review July 1, 2002 700+ words
Waddesdon Manor: The Heritage of a Rothschild House. Michael Hall. Harry N. Abrams...pounds sterling]45.00. 320 pages. ISBN 0-8109-3239-3. Waddesdon Manor, now owned by the National Trust, is one of the most famous and...
- The Waddesdon Manor nautilus shell and triton: a masterpiece from the William...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Leben, Ulrich October 1, 2003 700+ words
...the fine pieces acquired by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild for Waddesdon Manor, his estate near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. It is a...Woods in London in 1882, (2) and it is documented at Waddesdon Manor in 1898 as part of a display of precious objects in the...
Source: HighBeam Research, The toilette in the eighteenth century.