Romantic Revivals
Add elegance to a room, Italianate to Tudor, with luxurious finds.
1. VENETIAN MAGIC
Made in Italy by the legendary silk-maker Fortuny, the Scudo Saraceno glass pendant is inspired by designs on medieval Saracen shields. It’s decorated with intricate Turkish–Venetian patterns and available in five colors. The medium size is 25 ½" in diameter. $3,290. Lightology, (866) 954-4489, lightology.com
2. OLD-WORLD SINK
The Renaissance console sink with a drop-in basin is carved from a single block of honed marble. Paired with agedbrass console legs, the sink measures 42" wide x 22 ½" deep x 36" high. Console alone: $3,332. Legs: $3,661.60. Stone Forest, (505) 986-8883, stoneforest.com
3. VELVET AND LACE
Indian Flock Velvet in Russet and Mulberry is based on a block-printed wallpaper from the William Morris archives. The sumptuous Rouen velvet is paired with Pure Net Ceiling Appliqué in Barley, patterned on a Morris ceiling wallpaper from 1895. To the trade. Morris & Co., (212) 319-7220, morrisandco.sandersondesigngroup.com
4. SWAN SETTEE
The design of the reproduction Empire sofa comes from Napoleon’s Chateau de Malmaison. With flanking swans in Honduran mahogany, the sofa measures 71" wide x 29 ½" deep x 34" high. Stock or custom upholstery; 2,300 and up. Laurel Crown, (800) 573-1008, laurelcrown.com
5. ENGLISH FRETWORK
In white oak with a fretwork gallery that may be illuminated from behind, the Surrey Hills server stands on U-shape legs that meet at a long floor tretcher. It measures 68" wide x 20 ½" deep x 42" high. $5,179. Stickley, (315) 682-5500, stickley.com