Distinctive Interiors by the Prince of Chintz
Louis XV style screen, 18th-century wallpaper, blue and white chinoiserie, lower border decorated in trompe l’oeil marble, (repaired), 1960s, 5 panels, 79 in. h., each 21 in. w., $15,000.
Sotheby’s recent sale in New York drew collectors and admirers of the legendary decorator Mario Buatta (1935-2018). His personal collection — 922 lots of art, furniture and other décor from Buatta’s Upper East Side apartment and his Connecticut home — sold for $7.6 million, more than 2 1/2 times the estimate. Buatta, referred to as […]