This handsome five-bedroom early nineteenth century family house is situated on the banks of the river Seine, with a direct view onto a protected bird sanctuary island. Nearby there is a tiny river-front village with charming old stone buildings and cobblestone streets, on the edge of the forest of Fontainebleau. The house contains the studio of the painter Edmond Cuisinier (1857 – 1917). Set in grounds of ½ hectare (1.2 acres) with lawn, orchard, and rose garden, the house consists of a ground floor with two upper floors. The ground floor contains an entrance hall, three reception rooms, lavatory, family kitchen and scullery. The first floor contains a master bedroom, a morning room, a dressing room, two bathrooms, lavatory and three additional bedrooms. The second floor contains a studio family room w/ study, mezzanine 2-bed gallery level, guest suite entry, shower room, bedroom, and ample loft area. There is a guardian/guest cottage which comprises an entrance, a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom, child’s bedroom, a bathroom and a full-length terrace overlooking the garden and river. There is a garden cellar, workshop and wine cellar, boat storage, and two-car garage. 1hour to Paris by the A6, 45 minutes to Orly Airport, 1hour to Charles de Gaulle Airport, 6 minutes to the train station then 40 minutes to Paris
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