The World of Interiors

Top: in the drawing room Victoria designed the lamps either side of T e Rape of Europa (after Guido Reni) to match the chandelier from
one of Venice’s many abandoned theatres. Above left: a bullion-fringed sofa combines with Indian tables inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
Above right: in the portego lilac-filled Umbrian pharmacy jars sit on a rural Tuscan cupboard. The Medieval sgabello chair was made locally