Architectural Digest<\/a>, reflected a layered, collected aesthetic more reminiscent of a European h\u00f4tel particulier than a standard Fifth Avenue co-op.<\/p>\nThe Lenox Hill dwelling, a gracious duplex overlooking Central Park, was long associated with Radziwill\u2019s unapologetically European approach to decorating \u2014 a philosophy she once described plainly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She said in the 1975 interview with AD, \u201cI abhor the American idea of starting with a tabula rasa every few years and getting rid of everything. When I buy something, I do so with the intention of keeping it forever. I\u2019m constantly falling in love with objects, and they follow me around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Portrait of Lee Radziwill in her New York home. Penske Media via Getty Images<\/p>\n
The Fifth Avenue duplex, long celebrated for its richly layered interiors and European sensibility, was featured in a 1975 issue of Architectural Digest and became known for its bold design choices. Brown Harris Stevens<\/p>\n
Spanning roughly 4,500 square feet, the elegant co-op includes multiple bedrooms, grand entertaining rooms, woodburning fireplaces and classic prewar detailing, all within a white-glove Lenox Hill building overlooking Central Park. Brown Harris Stevens<\/p>\n
When Radziwill lived there, it featured raspberry velvet walls and the famed Scalamandr\u00e9 \u201cLe Tigre\u201d silk velvet sofa later associated with her daughter-in-law, Carole Radziwill. Brown Harris Stevens<\/p>\n
A portrait of Radziwill inside the home. Getty Images<\/p>\n
That sensibility was on full display inside the approximately 4,600-square-foot home, which blends formal entertaining rooms, woodburning fireplaces and classic prewar proportions with a saturated palette that defied Manhattan minimalism.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In one sitting room, walls were wrapped in deep raspberry velvet \u2014 a dramatic pivot Radziwill once explained candidly: \u201cWhen I began, I was in my white period, so I painted everything accordingly. I was never so miserable in my life! So I went off in the opposite direction, as you can see.\u201d<\/p>\n
The listing itself offered a classic Fifth Avenue layout: a three-bedroom, 4.5-bath duplex with a grand gallery for art display, an expansive corner living room positioned for park views, a formal dining room designed for entertaining and a library that could easily serve as an additional bedroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jacqueline Kennedy and her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill, in 1961. Bettmann Archive<\/p>\n
Lee Radziwill and Carole Radziwill attend the Broadway opening night of \u201cCabaret\u201d at Studio 54 on April 24, 2014 in New York City. Getty Images<\/p>\n
Original architectural details, oversized windows and multiple fireplaces underscore the apartment\u2019s prewar pedigree, while the white-glove co-op provides full-service amenities expected along this storied stretch of Fifth Avenue.<\/p>\n
Among the apartment\u2019s most-talked-about pieces was the Scalamandr\u00e9 silk velvet \u201cLe Tigre\u201d sofa \u2014 custom made in the 1960s \u2014 which later found its way into pop culture lore through her daughter-in-law, Carole Radziwill.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The buyer and final sale price has not yet been identified. Adam Modlin of the Modlin Group holds the listing. He did not respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n
Radziwill was married three times. It would be her second marraige to Polish aristocrat Prince Stanis\u0142aw Albrecht Radziwi\u0142\u0142, member of the House of Radziwill, that would earn her the royal title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s curtains \u2014 in raspberry velvet. The former Fifth Avenue residence of Princess Lee Radziwill, the younger sister…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151784,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[62836,1022,68,11479,17165,63414,1023,75,9,24,56,63,65,64,1491,3006,486,466],"class_list":["post-151783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-carole-radziwill","tag-celebrity-real-estate","tag-exclusive","tag-jackie-kennedy","tag-jacqueline-kennedy-onassis","tag-lee-radziwill","tag-luxury-real-estate","tag-manhattan","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-real-estate","tag-residential-real-estate","tag-royal-family","tag-upper-east-side"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}