Incollect Magazine - Issue 12

Incollect Magazine 69 Sheldon Harte, photo © Lesley Bohm Photography ART AND ANTIQUES ON ALEXANDER’S CROWN, HERALDSBURG, CALIFORNIA For a newly built home in Sonoma County wine country, Sheldon Harte worked in tandem with the architect, choosing reclaimed French oak planks for the beam and floors, Venetian plaster walls, and subdued metal finishes framing the 10-foot windows and sliding doors. The look is relaxed and contemporary, yet decidedly polished. The great room fireplace is crowned with a vibrant collage by contemporary Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes. Sheldon collaborated with lighting design firm Paul Ferrante to custom craft the grid-frame chandelier with shades made of antique French linen. A mix of antique, vintage, and custom furniture makes a lively design conversation while a François-Xavier Lalanne sheep surveys the scene, including a cozy, commodious vintage Danish lounge chair upholstered in shearling. Lalanne’s first version of his whimsical, coveted ‘Mouton’ sculptures was dressed in shaggy, curly wool coats, this version, in epoxy stone and patinated bronze, designed in 1979, was created so they could be displayed alfresco. The patinated metal and fluted parchment shade ‘Pantheon’ floor lamp is by Italian designer Mauro Fabbro, 2016. Next to the sheepskin chair, a 1940s French round oak side table is by Charles Dudouyt, whose work spanned the periods from Art Deco to Modernism. Dudouyt combined elements of Art Deco with the rustic-inspired modern Post-War style, and was also influenced by African art and culture, incorporating bold geometric shapes and patterns and dark, earthy tones. A rustic carved wooden chair found in England dates to the 1500s. One of the most recognizable silhouettes in modern design, the vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair was created in 1958 for the SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen’s first skyscraper, with interiors and furnishings designed by Jacobsen. The custom Harte-Davis sofa is in a lushly tactile, nubby- textured alpaca bouclé. The limited edition ‘Gemini’ cocktail table is by Jean-Yves Lanvin, the great- grandson of perfumier and fashion house founder Jeanne Lanvin. The asymmetrical shape was inspired by the Gemini constellation, in reference to the designer’s June birthday, with three patinated bronze legs holding a rock crystal top resembling jewelry prongs. Photo © John Merkl