ShivamA Baby Grand
You probably would have guessed this one coming. As any luxury, New York City Apartment is incomplete without a baby grand piano in it. Now don’t expect me answering how did the constructors manage to place it in the room? It would be good if you just focus on a touch of beauty and elegance that it adds to the apartment. The piano is by Mason & Hamlin which is a famous piano manufacturing company from England established in the year 1854. This would have made it obvious to you that this one of a kind piano was auctioned for a price of $6,875. All this should not tempt you to believe that Lauren was very good at playing it as she was not and the piano was just for a decorative purpose, to be honest.
Not Your Average Grandmother’s Couches
Yes, these are couches but not like the ones in your house in any aspect. Obviously, because they beautify the house of one and only Lauren Bacall. One can easily notice after seeing the image that they are deliberately chosen to be of a color which matches the color of the walls. The contrasting image of the amazingly-carved fireplace and the white colored sofa comes out perfectly. There were an unbelievable five working fireplaces inside Lauren’s apartment. Each fireplace is totally unique and world class with intricate ornate carvings. The particular fireplace you see in the image displays a deer head on top of the mantle which gives completely transforms the look of the fireplace.
Ornate French Style Mirrors
One prime factor which helped Lauren to accommodate everything she desired for in her rooms was their enormous space, yeah I am talking of all the nine rooms in the apartment! The image you see is of a room styled with obviously, a French-styled mirror which rests on a Regence Provincial Walnut Commode. This unique piece of furniture sold for an amount of $3,750 in the auction which is quite high, believe me. The room also has a French-styled historic secretary desk. The Louis XV provincial bureau made of walnut was purchased by a lucky person after paying $5,000. The best thing is that these two pieces of furniture completely complement the wooden floor underneath them.
Bacall’s Pelican Painting
One can get an idea of the class and quality of Bacall’s art collection from the fact that they were worth even more than the combined furniture in the house. One of the main contributors to this fact was the American White Pelican’s original print made by James Audubon which got sold for a whopping amount of $173,000. The creator of the print James was a painter, naturalist and an ornithologist by profession. This was the reason behind his expertise in painting birds while in their natural habitat and the American White Pelican was one of the best examples of it. But, his most recognized work was that of a color-plate book named The Birds of America (1827-1839) primarily because of the fact of being the first ever ornithological to be completed.
Antique Louis XIII Walnut Fauteuils
One is instantly forced to believe that a chair has something unique if it has a price tag displaying an astonishing amount attached to it. Similar was the case with the antique Louis XIII-styled chair that Lauren Bacall owned. The chairs which were in tip-top condition had beautiful bits of blue stitching on the upholstery which truly complemented the Robin egg colored wall. No doubt it got sold for an amount of $1,875 in the auction. The Louis XIII furniture possessed veneer transformed into wood and moldings. Most of the furniture in the apartment was made of walnut along with oak, pear wood, ebony, and pine. This again showed that Lauren was highly specific and choosy when it came to decorating her house.
Ultra-Chic Louis Vuitton Luggage
Lauren Bacall was a famous celebrity and this is enough for anyone to guess that she had a Louis Vuitton luggage at her disposal. The company is known for producing world class luxury items since 1854 the year when it got established. She had a monogrammed Louis Vuitton luggage which was undoubtedly classy and timeless. Presently, celebrities like Kim Kardashian can be seen sporting such bags in prominent events. The price of $37,500 is capable enough to make people realize that this duffle bag, unlike the common ones which cost nothing when compared to it. The duffle is rare and a symbol of aristocracy. It truly suited to the personality of Lauren Bacall.