PAIR OF DOOR HANDLES for the Palais Croisette, also known as - Lot 299

PAIR OF DOOR HANDLES for the Palais Croisette, also known as the Palais des Festivals from 1949 to 1988 Gilded bronze, decorated with palmettes and foliage Dim. 24.5 x 15 cm The former Palais Croisette was demolished to become the Noga Hilton palace, renamed Palais Stéphanie and then JW Mariott. A photograph of the door handles in the grand hall can be found on the open heritage platform of the French Ministry of Culture. History l In 1949, architect Maurice Gridaine built the Palais des Festivals on the site of the Cercle Nautique, where the first festivals were held. In 1968, architect Olivier-Clément Cacoub and Bureau Etudes OTH added a wing behind the palace. The Hôtel Noga Hilton, built by Annemasse-based Israeli architect David Hamou, replaced the complex in 1988.