Fine Arts: De Veres sale sees matters of the interior come to the fore
From Arne Jacobsen’s Egg Chairs to an Art Deco-style jukebox, the upcoming auction has something for everyone
In William Boyd’s 2002 novel Any Human Heart, the narrator describes his negative reaction to the extremely tasteful interior of an 18th-century French country house: “I wanted a big carnal nude above the fireplace, or a glass and chrome coffee table . . . something to clash, to jar, to draw the eye.”
There’s a lot to be said for the eclectic interior. The De Veres sale this month has a feast of pieces that ...