The unparalleled collection extends over 32,000 square feet (3,000 m2). Inside, an antique elevator panelled with original wainscoting, which dates back to 1900, moves between the three floors at a stately pace. Once past its portals, the visitor enters a courtyard and encounters two marble sphinxes flanking the entrance.
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This extraordinary destination is a well-kept secret that’s open only to the trade, and attracts professional designers, decorators, and stylists from film, theatre, and television. In recent years, the firm has focused exclusively on rentals. A Paris secret Maison Soubrier, Paris Photos: Pierre Musellec He was given a second chance to buy it a few years later, as its age had been reassessed downward, along with its price.
He vividly recalls one of his all-time favourites: an imposing bronze aquamanile – a water ewer or jug, often in the shape of an animal – dating from the Renaissance, which was extremely rare and far too costly to purchase. Louis Soubrier, the current owner, spent years visiting auction houses to indulge his passion for historic furnishings and beautiful objects, which he then sold to a few fortunate clients. The firm originally produced period furniture, before moving into antique dealing. Maison Soubrier has been owned by the same family for over two hundred years. Filled with glorious antiques, its more like a museum, except everything there is for rent… Maison Soubrier Illustrations by Marin Montagut Maison Soubrier, in Rue de Reuilly, near the Sorbonne University in the heart of Paris is antiques store that’s like no other. There are ancient books shops, the quirky boutiques, studios and artisans workshops that are like stepping into the past. Secret Paris, timeless Paris, if you know where to look there are treasures to be discovered.
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