Images from his home in Los Angeles show evidence soon promoted to the auction giving a strange taste of the king of pop world.
It was not perhaps what we expected from the King of Pop, famous lover of white socks to the exhibition center and the monkeys drive. Would not expect the likes of the decoration is a little absurd? When Jackson left the Martin Bashir to come into the world of a documentary in 2003, saw the pop star in Las Vegas at a furniture store, noting the information bought: gilded urns, ornate chess tables of lacquer. "It's like you surround yourself with things from home an emperor, like that of Louis XIV," remarked Bashir, as he passed the sculptures with big cats and golden candlesticks, and Jackson agreed: "It is to my taste. "
The images were released to accompany an auction of art and furnishings of the 100 North Carolwood Drive home next month, revealing a more restrained style.
According to data from the website of the auction included Julien "elaborately carved and gilded Louis XV headland", "a Louis armoire XVI style ormolu mounts with" (as shown) and a series of "Victorian Style revivalist" primarily a bedside table, Buffet and headboard.
But most of the decor of the house is impressive classic. There are plush fabrics and a selection of furniture designs. Marble columns, a chandelier in the bathroom, a beautiful carved piano, home cinema, decorated with red velvet and wood paneling and the ceiling is a mural depicting a wild blue sky with clouds. The overall effect is that there is a traditional English hotel rooms a bit cramped and moldy. A festival of dark wood, a "celebration" of dark wood.
However, the photos do not depict a scene: a ceramic rooster standing on a kitchen work surface with a kind of sports uniforms. To his right, on a small blackboard can hardly see a message written in chalk: "I love Dad", "The smiles are free."
The photographs first published in the Guardian gives a unique opportunity to peek from the keyhole, to see how the star lived in everyday life ...
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