Onaire's Pied-A-Terre
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..., ........onaire's pied-a-terre __ artworks. There are paintings, and some - brightly coloured naive crewel work Tucked away in the panels from Mexico, where Sir James had an 18,000-acre estate. The only reason heart of Paris,.the . given for the decision to sell the property - now is that it is being used less and le.ss. Most recently, it seems to have been used . home.ofthe late Sir the Code Marcaccini, a daughtetfrom Sif . Under · by Alix have marriage. The ownership . Napoleo'n, children James Goldsmith . James's second rights over their parents' (the house is held in a company; ·. · structure p_roperty on death. For an see box, right, on French property law) · iS up for grabs~ indiVidual non-domiciled meansthatitisunclearwhetherthe · . iri France this is limited to Paul Shearer proceedsofthesale-theaskingpriceis . realty-the houses, not €42million (£33.8 million)-will be ~he furniture, nor the takes a look inside- distributed among Sir James's eight . , 'French bank accounts. ·children, whoincludeZacGoldsmith a share of and Ben Goldsmith, who is Upon death, lie 18th-century Parisian Jemima Khan the property will · engagedinaratherpublicmarriage · · · residenceofoneofthe normally pass to the , · break-upwhich the partners themselves inostcharismaticand children even ifthere has of have commentated about on Twitter. controversial tycoons been more than one A famed empire builder who was often . · recenttimeshasbeen marriage. "Ifyou are accused ofbeing an asset-stripper, Sir placed on the market, 13 buying in France, it's very James was the inspiration for the years aftet· his death. important to make sure corporate raider Sir Larry Wildman in Standing In 5,920 sq ft Qf · you seek advice on the Street. He established the base of his grounds, the former home ofSlr James · Wall ways the inheritance colossal business empire in Paris, and Goldsmith, the Anglo-French billionaire, rules are applied under is concealed from prying eyes ori the Rue when his leveraged buyout bid for British in 1989 the different types of Monsieur, an historic street in the upscale American Tobacco failed · property ownership Faubourg Saint-Germain on the city's Left house increasingly became his refuge. Episodes in his tangled love-life were before you purchase," B;mk. .Dawn Alderson, a French houses for 20 played out there; at one time Ginette Le(y, , .·. "I have been selling luxury specialist al that his ex-wife, and Laure Boulay de Ia ' Law years and I have never known a house Russell-Cooke solicitors; Nicolas Hug, of Meurthe, his mistress, both resided in· was so hidden from view," says. "We have had separate parts ofthe building, whih~ on the hmhobilier de Collection, the estate instances of disputes _ other side of the Channel he lived with his . agency handling the deal, says. The arising between the · wife, Lady Annabel, theins_piration for the . Goldsmith house was converted from the an individual's Mayfair nightclub. children of stable biock ofthe Comte de Provence, . eponymous -first marriage and his , used Sir Jameswasfondofquotingthat"if . who, as the brother ofKing Louis XVI 'second wife, when "Monsieur ~ ·. giving the street · you marry your mistress you create a job the honorific .appropriate advice might by Cole ·vacancy". For those seeking apied-a-terre its name. Thehousewas owned · have mitigated the . lit for a billionaire, this chance to follow in Porter in the 1920s, and now neighbours situation." in¢lude MickJagger and the Qu~en of . the footsteps of one ofthe world's richest Bahrain. Thehomeisa U-shapeddusterof . men is a vacancy not to be missed. buildings, which are timber-framed in the www.menagerhug.com Normandy style. Immobilier de · Collection's particulars state that the "entire property is in immaculate condition", an apt summary of the state of the three reception rooms, large master suite and nine further bedrooms. -Ifthe tag for the T)le opulenc!'! ofthe 8,245 sq ft property Goldmsith house iSJoo is striking. Behindl:tset oflarge double steep, you might prefer a •.doors opening on to the Rue Monsieur lies . similarly privat~ pla¢e: a small cobbled courtyard. To the left is the a three-bedroom hotlse,· .e11trance to a s.inall apartment block, but in with a spa, swimming · ·. front and to th~ right are the two separate ·pool, large garden and entrances to thelairofSirJames, who guest cottage. In the . spentmorethan£20 nullion founding the . Hameau Boileau, a small Referendum Party and even stood for · gated community in the · . Parliament in Putney in his fight against · 16th arrondissement, ifs further Europea!l integration. for sale through Philip Enteringthephncipalapartmentupa The exterior of the Paris home, above, Hawkes fOI'€10.5 million wide marble staircase, you are led through · and one of the ten bedrooms, top · (£8.45m). - re,ception rooms filled With a collection of _pl:liliphawkes.com lCP JGP .