Summer 2017

2017 Antiques & Fine Art 97 The sitting room illustrates the client’s interest in perfection. The bookmatched millwork is veneered with select grade quarter-sawn natural English sycamore that was carefully arranged so that the flitches of grain were laid out in sequence. This room exhibits a strong modern expression enhanced with textures, evidenced by the circa-1930 pair of mahogany sleigh armchairs by André Sornay, studded with his signature clouté technique and wraparound upholstery in natural shearling. The circa-1937 side table is also by Sornay; both the table and chairs are from Bernd Goeckler. The sofa is after Jean-Michel Frank, and the coffee table and side table are gilt iron, with travertine top by Richard Shapiro. The Japanese folding screen is a mid-twentieth century view of horses and cranes at Mt. Fuji. next page clockwise from upper left The breakfast room features a relaxed expression of the client’s intelligent understanding of furniture. The teak dining table by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, circa 1963, is from Chandigarh, India (Le Clere), and is paired with a set of Danish, circa-1960 dining chairs by Neils O. Moller, from Lief Aarestrup. The photograph, 2004, is by Wang Wusheng. A rosewood console by Paolo Buffa with silver wave marble top is from Italy, circa 1940; from Bernd Goeckler. It is shown here with one of a set of the twelve dining chairs by Maurice Jallot, France, circa 1930s. A work by Japanese artist Kenzo Okada unites the color palette of the room and the architectural frieze. Maurice Jallot designed this set of twelve Art Deco rosewood dining chairs with patinated bronze sabots, French, circa 1930s, which the team found to complement the couple’s dining table. Their blue horsehair fabric provides a historic reference while also creating a crisp aesthetic that will wear well. The clean lines of the Fortuny damask-type drapes provide a contemporary look versus more traditional swags. The bronze sculpture by Amedeo Modigliani anchors the far wall. It surmounts a three-drawer French cabinet by Jacques Leleu, ca. 1930, from Karl Kemp Gallery. Says Lovell, “We incorporated antique mirror panels above the fireplace, visually extending the room and creating a seemingly larger space to reflect the length of the living room beyond.”