Saturday, March 5, 2011

Tony Duquette at One Kings Lane

Today's One Kings Lane Tastemaker Tag Sale featured Tony Duquette designs as curated by current creative director Hutton Wilkinson... some items were even from Duquette's estate Dawnridge... and incredibly opportunity to own a piece that actually belonged to this legendary designer... these are some of my favorites...

 Louis Philippe tables with original Tony Duquette malachite-painted finish- so over the top, so amazing, so Duquette...

A screen made of a pen and ink drawing of Venice by Tony Duquette that he did in 1947; the screen was made in the 1990s. There were three of these in the sale and I'm completely obsessed with them- so dramatic...

A Louis XV style yellow, Chinoiserie desk by Baker... I love the color and lines...



A Victorian lacquered and papier-mache Gondola chair with mother of pearl inlay... again, so ridiculous and over the top that you have to love it...


Good job, One Kings Lane. I'm not quite sure you can trump this one.

5 comments:

  1. I am a total chinoiserie nut. I think almost all my rooms have one piece. Too much, I know. But I can't help it. That yellow desk needs to be mine.

    and I am nabbing the photo of the inlayed chair. I have it's (almost) mate and need to post it...

    thanks for all that beauty...

    donna

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  2. You're welcome! I'm glad you liked it- I always enjoy reading your blog as well...

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  3. Faux malachite-a-go-go. Mommy likey.
    All Duquette touched turned to gold...even toad skeletons.
    Divine design all 'round, such a brilliant mind.
    Alcira

    nerochronicles.com

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