The World of Interiors

(C. Jardin) #1

Top: in front of a Flemish tapestry showing Pomona in her garden
hangs a mirrored witch’s ball offering a distorted view of
the portego. Above: the 18th-century grisaille overdoors depict
Clemency and Dignity. Gilt decorations on the cobalt-blue
pot beneath illustrate bucolic scenes of China. Right: a classic
Murano chandelier and mirror decorate the ‘yellow bedroom’.
Victoria commissioned the Baroque-style console table from
Maestro Barbon – now in his seventies this local carpenter
developed his woodworking skills as a producer of artificial limbs

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