La Leopolda, Signed by Lily Safra
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[Signed] Safra, Lily. La Leopolda. Privately Printed. 2004. Hardcover with green linen boards in a matching slipcase. Book and slipcase are both in very good condition. Book is inscribed, “To my dear friend ***, a souvenir of La Leopolda, with love, Lily, September 2004.” Photography by Fritz von der Schulenburg. Introduction by Karen Howes.
Most homes, no matter how grand, never become the subject of one book, let alone two. La Leopolda is the exception. American architect Ogden Codman purchased and extensively renovated La Leopolda in 1929. He published a book about the home, which is now uncommon. Following Codman, the home had a string of owners, including Gianni and Marella Agnelli. In the 1980s, the home was purchased and meticulously restored by Edmond and Lily Safra with the help of Renzo Mongiardino. Following Edmond’s death, Lily put together this second monograph. It is a gorgeous and sumptuous tribute to their restoration, with over one hundred pages of color images depicting both the interiors and exteriors of this grand estate.
“It was in 1985 that Edmond and Lily Safra first chanced upon the ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ it’s glorious architecture in need of restoration, the interior weather-damaged and the grounds in ruins. The romantic potential of the estate consumed them both from the first moment. It was a mutual ‘coup de foudre,’ which was to translate itself into an overwhelming love for the property.”
--Karen Howes
Most homes, no matter how grand, never become the subject of one book, let alone two. La Leopolda is the exception. American architect Ogden Codman purchased and extensively renovated La Leopolda in 1929. He published a book about the home, which is now uncommon. Following Codman, the home had a string of owners, including Gianni and Marella Agnelli. In the 1980s, the home was purchased and meticulously restored by Edmond and Lily Safra with the help of Renzo Mongiardino. Following Edmond’s death, Lily put together this second monograph. It is a gorgeous and sumptuous tribute to their restoration, with over one hundred pages of color images depicting both the interiors and exteriors of this grand estate.
“It was in 1985 that Edmond and Lily Safra first chanced upon the ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ it’s glorious architecture in need of restoration, the interior weather-damaged and the grounds in ruins. The romantic potential of the estate consumed them both from the first moment. It was a mutual ‘coup de foudre,’ which was to translate itself into an overwhelming love for the property.”
--Karen Howes
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