HYLAND
Holiday House. The room is notable for its chiaroscuro:
sconces, candlesticks and candles and other glowing
objects shining forth from the deep wood tones of
paneled walls, table and consoles; we are reminded of
the darkly illuminated surface of a Caravaggio.
Bastone curates as he decorates,
and the source information for his
furniture and objects reads like a
Sotheby's catalogue, or perhaps,
like one the Hotel Drouot. At
Holiday House, he coaxed into
cohabitation multiple styles from
the 19
th
century, both Revival and
Reform, including the Aesthetic
Movement. The table is an
English Victorian Renaissance
revival, a dark stained oak
extension with carved legs and
apron, from Newel. The walnut
spindle back dining chairs
are late 19
th
century/early 20
th
century Spanish Renaissance
style from Newel, upholstered in
Christopher Hyland fabric. The
stained oak console is 19
th
century Italian Renaissance
style, with double scroll sides, again from Newel; and an
English Charles II style oak court cupboard, of paneled
construction, is of the late 17
th
century. For the carpet
Bastone chose a magnificent, frankly Victorian relic: a
needlepoint rug, c. 1880, adorned with large, naturalistic
cabbage roses, from Beauvais.
