Bel Air's Very Own Palace Of Versailles Sells For $102 Million

The 50,000-square-foot residence was sold by socialite Suzanne Saperstein, who had the mansion custom built in 2002 with her then husband, Texan billionaire David Saperstein 

  The Unsellable Estate Finally Finds A Buyer! Bel Air's Very Own Palace Of Versailles Sells For $102 MILLION After Seven Years On The Market... And The New Owner Is A 'Mystery French Bbillionaire' -- Daily Mail 

 * The Fleur de Lys estate in Bel Air has become the most expensive home ever sold in LA
 * Seven years after it was first put on the market - and with the asking price reduced by $23 million - the property has been sold to a 'highly secretive French billionaire'
 * The 50,000-sq-ft mansion was custom built in 2002 by socialite Suzanne Saperstein and her then husband, Texan billionaire David Saperstein
 * As well as 12 bedrooms and 15 bathrooms, the mansion contains a 50-seat, satin-lined private cinema, a two-storey wood-paneled library stocked with first-edition books and garage parking for nine cars

After years on and off the market, the ‘unsellable’ Fleur de Lys estate in L.A. has finally found a buyer and at $102 million has become the most expensive home ever sold in Los Angeles County.

Three billionaires reportedly engaged in a bidding war for the nearly five-acre trophy estate, the winner closing in 10 days in an all-cash deal that included antique furnishings.

The 50,000-square-foot residence was sold by socialite Suzanne Saperstein, who had the mansion custom built in 2002 with her then husband, Texan billionaire David Saperstein.

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My Comment: What caught my eye in this story is the reason for the divorce and the sale of this property .... the ex-husband running away with the young nanny.