ANSORENA and PIASA are delighted to announce the three-day, 1500-lots sale of beautiful items from Hotel Ritz, Madrid. Crystal chandeliers, four-poster beds, tables, chairs, tapestries, mirrors and candlesticks... a whole swathe of Madrid’s history will be coming under the hammer from 7–9 May 2018 !
A cocktail created by Salvador Dali, a piano tinkled by Frank Sinatra, a salon transformed into a hospital during the Spanish Civil War... Hotel Ritz, Madrid has a trove of treasured memories from its century-long existence. This historic landmark property, managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, officially closed on 28 February 2018 for a comprehensive and careful restoration, which is expected to complete in late 2019. The extensive work will significantly upgrade the hotel’s facilities and services, while maintaining its unique character, with the aim of enhancing the property’s appeal to local and international guests alike, while celebrating César Ritz’s pioneering spirit.
100 Years of History encapsulated in Madrid’s most iconic Palace
Hotel Ritz, Madrid celebrated its grand Opening on 2 October 1910. The ceremony of what was already meant to be one of the Europe’s finest hotels was performed by guests of honour, King Alfonso XIII and his Queen Victoria Eugenia, granddaughter of the English Monarch Queen Victoria.
Charles Mewes, the brilliant architect of the Ritz in Paris, was commissioned by Cesar Ritz to submit plans, with the assistance of two Spanish architects, Luis de Landecho and Lorenzo Gallego. The elegant structure of the Ritz Madrid was actually the first steel framed building in Spain at the time.
Nelson Mandela, Eva Perón, Ava Gardner, Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Madonna are amongst the hotel’s celebrity guests. Salvador Dali was a regular customer at the Ritz bar, which was celebrated with the creation of the Dalitini cocktail, the first Dali ever tasted, made from Cointreau, vermouth and vodka, colored red with cherry extract in tribute to the drops of blood the young Dali once accidentally spilt into his Martini.
All images are copyright Hotel Ritz, Madrid
All images are copyright Hotel Ritz, Madrid
ANSORENA Ansorena begins its story in 1845, when Celestino Ansorena decides to open his jeweller’s workshop in Madrid. Very soon, he is consecrated as one of the most important jewellers of the age and in 1860 is named “Jeweller and diamond merchant to the Royal Household”. It is the year 1974 when Ansorena holds its first Auction and In 1986, the Gallery of Contemporary Art was inaugurated. Ansorena has a valuation and expert assessment service for paintings, jewellery and works of art. Our specialists, a team of historians with extensive experience, carry out assessments for insurance, division of assets, wills, inheritance or valuations for possible sale at Auction. Ansorena also manages Private Sales Ansorena - Calle de Alcalá, 52, 28014 Madrid, Spain | PIASA Paris auction house PIASA, founded in 1996, moved to prestigious 1,000m2 premises on Rue du Faubourg-St-Honoré in 2014. Each year around sixty sales are held in the fields of Modern & Contemporary Art, Photography, Jewellery and Design – a field in which PIASA rank among the world market-leaders. The PIASA Design department strives to highlight savoir-faire and creativity in a context of excellence, promoting an inclusive art de vivre approach with spectacular, ephemeral pre-sale viewings conceived by leading interior architect |
Viewing & Auction
Friday 4 – Sunday 6 May 2018 Fundación Carlos de Amberes Calle de Claudio Coello 99, 28006 Madrid
