Opulent Hotel Crillon bids farewell to treasures at Paris auction

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Opulent Hotel Crillon bids farewell to treasures at Paris auction

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/opulent-hotel-crillon-bids-farewell-treasures-paris-auction-134044950.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z9CPMqitxl_QXkgKs1ggRw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-12T140151Z_1_CBRE93B12Z400_RTROPTP_2_PARIS-HOTEL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Visitors take pictures of furniture displayed for auction at the Hotel de Crillon in Paris" align="left" title="Visitors take pictures of furniture displayed for auction at the Hotel de Crillon in Paris" border="0" /></a>By Tara Oakes PARIS (Reuters) - One of the grandest luxury hotels in Paris will put most of its of furniture and fine wines under the hammer next week to help raise funds for a lengthy restoration. The sumptuous Hotel Crillon, hushed after the departure of its last guests in March, has been transformed into a buyer's wonderland as it closes its doors for a two-year renovation. Full suites of furniture are on display ahead of a series of auctions scheduled for April 18-22, with about 3,500 lots including carpets and curtains expected to raise hundreds of thousands of euros. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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