We have all seen documentaries and read books about life during the interwar period and World War II, to which we can add the stories heard from our grandparents and great-grandparents, in order to get an idea of the people and society of those times.
Although we have enough information to imagine what life would have been like about 70 years ago, nothing can offer you as much knowledge as you can gain from a time capsule, from a space that has not been visited or inhabited since the war.
During World War II, in 1942, this apartment in Paris was abandoned by its owner, Madame de Florian, a renowned actress and an eccentric presence in the elite of Parisian society at the time.
Madame de Florian hastily left this apartment out of fear of the Nazis who had occupied France, and she never returned. Leaving in haste, she left all her belongings, works of art, and clothes in the Parisian apartment, and in 2010, when she passed away, a French auction house entered the property for the first time after more than 70 years.
Representatives of the auction house were simply amazed by what Madame de Florian had left behind after fleeing to southern France and never returning to Paris. All her belongings were in perfect condition, like a real journey through time.
The furniture, art objects, paintings, and most of the items in the house are worth tens of thousands of euros, and considering the social status Madame de Florian had, we can say that each piece in the apartment has its own little story.
