Waddeson Manor, a renaissance-style château designed by French architect Destailleur in 1874 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild whose family line is one of the richest families in the world. The family made their fortune though owning banks around the world, and are globally known for their involvement in creating the new world order, which has been a hot topic around the world. Waddeson Manor is now available to the public as a museum. The chateau is was designed is after the great chateaus of the Loire Valley, and known today for its world-renowned collection of French furniture, and paintings. Several major paintings are featured such as Gainsborough, Reynolds, Rubens, Watteau, and Boucher. Waddesdon’s eighteenth-century French furniture rank in quality, rarity and are considered as valuable as items in the Metropolitan Museum, NYC, and the Louvre, Paris. Waddesdon has been picked as one of the top ten stately homes to visit in the UK.
Photographed by Mario Testino
Vera Wang gold dress
French Style Interior ~ Versace jersey dress with Gold-plate trim Photographed at the Morning room at Waddeson Manor
French Style Interior Zac Posen Jackquard dress. Check out those marble walls!
French Styled Interior French Chairs and French Dining Table Givenchy Haute Couture satin dress with ombre trim.
French Interior French XV Table Marble Walls ~ Carolina Herrera brocade strapless dress
