Terry and Jean de Gunzburg

The neo-Victorian townhouse exceeds 11,000 square feet across five stories with soaring ceilings, ornate crown moldings, glossy black stone floors, and gilded frames throughout — the architecture absolutely dominates its occupants.

A balanced tension between cold glossy black floors, lacquered surfaces, and mirrored tables against warm oak boiserie in the bedroom, velvet upholstery, silk carpets, and tufted sofas — neither extreme wins.

Every surface is activated with museum-quality art (Francis Bacon, Modigliani, Kiefer, Soutine, Basquiat), sculpture (Giacometti, Calder, Bourgeois, Gormley), and design objects (Lalanne, Royère, Frank) all in sophisticated dialogue across layered vignettes.

The neo-Victorian shell with period moldings and boiserie is deliberately cross-pollinated with 20th-century design furniture and contemporary art — Jacques Grange's approach references history but freely mixes eras without committing to any single period.

The André Groult chest belonged to the Vicomtesse de Noailles, the Napoleon III chairs come from the estate of Madeleine Castaing, and the couple's collection spans decades of art-world connoisseurship — though the complete gut renovation means provenance is assembled rather than inherited.

The article explicitly states 'the Gunzburgs are well-known for their hospitality' with a festive dining room designed to entertain, multiple sitting rooms, and guest-oriented circulation through the long rectangular spaces.

The glossy black floors, carefully composed art arrangements, precious furniture pieces from notable estates, and museum-quality works create rooms with clear behavioral rules — these are spaces where you watch where you sit.

Jacques Grange orchestrated every sight line — the Antony Gormley statue placed precisely beside the Francis Bacon painting, the symmetrical Jean-Michel Frank chairs flanking the Modigliani, the Cloud cocktail table centered beneath the large canvas — these are fully designer-directed, editorially composed vignettes.

Francis Bacon triptych, Modigliani portrait, Giacometti, Calder, Bourgeois, Kiefer, Basquiat, Ryman — the art collection reads like a blue-chip auction catalogue, and while clearly a genuine passion, the concentration of globally recognizable names at this density performs for a knowing audience.