A LOUIS XV FIVE-FOLD BLUE AND WHITE CHINOISERIE WALLPAPER SCREEN, THE WALLPAPER 18TH CENTURY

L'Antiquaire & the Connoisseur, New York, 8 July 1967 

This screen was acquired in the late 1960s and put to work ever since, both in Buatta's public exhibitions as well as in his private spaces. It appeared in Buatta's first ever published room, a decorator's show house in Greenwich illustrated in the September 1969 issue of House and Gardens, but was also kept in each of his apartments, and served a useful purpose when receiving clients. Mario liked to recall that sometimes he would invite prospective clients home to see his portfolio, and then hide behind the screen to eavesdrop whilst they discussed their reactions to his highly personal style.