In another section of the living room a low cabinet with
black top and ball feet is placed cheek by jowl with a
generic upholstered seat, a transition between the two
made by a Japoniste patterned cushion in violet and gold.
The designer recalls: ���The Dutch chest is a family heirloom
that provided the patina of centuries, with a Lucite chair in
the room, we span centuries.��� Whistler would find a familiar
place here below a realist landscape and in full sight of a
thoroughly modernist painting above the fireplace and yet
one that evokes aesthetic sensibilities that would be well
known to him.
The maps which adorn the staircase hall, implying a
sense of adventure and travel also represent the aesthetic
adventure one has in this house due to the diversity of styles
and periods���some rather esoteric���which are comfortably
employed. They achieve an harmonious context. There is,
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