Incollect Magazine - Issue 8

Incollect Magazine 97 ceramics collection add richly saturated spots of color. Orchids potted in French blue and white faience urns placed on top of white pedestals stand before the windows, recreating the heavenly harmony of garden greenery and brilliant blue skies indoors. Photo by Annie Schlechter Above: The sitting area is decorated with a mix of seating profiles — some structured, some cozy, in neutral-toned upholstery layered with richly colored accent textiles. Antique side tables are complemented with new pieces — a rococo-style gilded pedestal table with white marble top, and a neoclassical table with scroll legs — both from the Bunny Williams Home Collection. A stack of artwork hung between the windows draws the eye upward. A 1940s French abstract work is bracketed by blue and white porcelain covered jars on gilt wall brackets, below is a floral still life by John Funt, (the son of Alan Funt of Candid Camera fame) a contemporary artist who paints botanical themes and whose work Bunny collects, and below is a 19th-century oil painting of a pair of hound dogs in a landscape. From the blue and white porcelain that husband John collects to the flowers and dogs that Bunny adores, these artworks reflect the personal passions of the couple, making this display not only beautiful, but meaningful. Photo by Annie Schlechter