Mario Buatta: Prince of Interiors
Mario Buatta: Prince of Interiors
Auction Closed
January 25, 03:59 AM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A LOUIS XV FIVE-FOLD BLUE AND WHITE CHINOISERIE WALLPAPER SCREEN, THE WALLPAPER 18TH CENTURY
height 79 in.; width 21 in.; depth 6 in.
200.7 cm; 53.3 cm; 15.2 cm
L'Antiquaire & the Connoisseur, New York, 8 July 1967
Greenwich Connecticut Decorators Showhouse, 1969
Kips Bay Show House, New York, 1987, Townhouse Living Room
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.