The smoking and billiard rooms are both the "gentlemen's area". as a matter of fact, men used to play billiard, and then they used to go at the smoking room to speak together, play the piano, laugh and smoke. given its particular function, this room countains a lot of special accessories, as : 2 objects in which men could put away their cigar, a ba

This room was particularly devoted to men. as a matter of fact, they could play french and american billiard. but the particularity of this room is also the wood paneling. as a matter of fact, its mouldings form a pattern symbolizing ram's horns, what's a traditionnal motif of the department. concerning the rest of the furniture, it has a very wide

Je m'illusionne de jour en jour. je déploie mes ailes sur le bord des routes. je m'enlise dans l'innéficacité de mes moindres gestes. et je reste là, à la lisière de mes émois, attendant je ne sais quelle approche. espérant je ne sais quels mots. et pourtant rien ne change, même si tout grandit. même si chaque pensée se développe, rien

Je voudrais me dérober sous ses pas. sentir couler les étoiles et voir la nuit pâle s'emparer de cet idéal. que plus rien ne puisse dévorer la beauté de ces instants. des larmes plein les mains pour faire cracher le ciel, pour l'envelopper de cette rage passionnelle qui s'empare de mon être un peu plus chaque jour. qui frissonne et se jette

Je voudrais tremper mes mains dans l'illusion de nos sourires. m'étendre dans un champs d'éternité, enveloppée par le vent de nos égarements. anéantie par nos silences incertains. nos souffles qui tendent à l'éclat. nos sourires indécis et ces regards qui disent tout. dans l'amoindrissement de nos coeurs impatients. la folie s'apprête à

Et m'endormir dans ses bras, comme avant. m'étendre sur ses mots. la sublimer de pensées et lui dire à quel point elle me manque. puis essayer de comprendre son geste, bien qu'il n'y ait aucune explication concrète. mais les souvenirs arrivent bien trop tard. la neige a recouvert mille et une fois nos moments passés. ces instants sont glacés,

This room was designed by joseph astor, who commissioned his friend théophile deyrolle to create the decorative panels showing hunting trophies to whet his guests’ appetite - even if it doesn't whet us to eat anything ! on either side of the fireplace, we can also see two decorations created by a friend of the family, called henriette daux. more

This room was the manor's chapel. nowadays it houses a magnificient faiences' collection, realized by alfred beau. this breton artist was a genius ! as a matter of fact, he realized a lot of landscapes, historical scenes and floral designs, only with faience. but the most beautiful piece is a life-size faience cello. exhibited at the universal exhi

This room is originally the second entrance. now, this vestibule is a little exhibition's room. as a matter of fact, walls are adorned with several paintings and drawings, realized close to this manor by local artists.

Concerning the hall, the first room when you enter i n the manor, it mixes up together a lot of paintings and photographies. paintings are masterpieces realized by august goy, a pupil of the painter ingres. and photographies show us members of the last family living in this manor : astor's family.