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In the dining room, fabric wallcovering complements one of two Kirman tapestries given to the princess by her father. A mounted Chinese vase adorns the table.
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Botero transformed a guest room adjoining the living room into a library for informal entertaining. Added here and in the living room, Neoclassical detailing relates the two rooms visually and emphasizes their proportions.
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In the living room, careful placement enhances favorite objects, including an English chair and a Japanese lacquered chest on stand, both 17th century. The lounge chairs are covered in embossed velvet, and the ottoman in cotton. The piano is a Steinway. Through the doorway, an entrance hall wall covered in grasscloth on silver paper sets off a Persian mirror.
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Costume sketches by Mikhail Larionov, Alexandre Benois, Léon Bakst and Erté form a living room grouping.
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Artworks in the living room range from a T'ang ceramic horse to watercolors by Pavel Tchelitchew, part of a collection of Ballet Russe costume designs. The 18th century* lacca contrafatta* commode was made in Venice.
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Fulfilling the princess's desire for a garden look in the master bedroom, the designer chose a floral chintz. The Frederick Carl Frieseke painting depicts a reclining woman.
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Photographs in the library show the princess's mother, Rita Hayworth (center); her father, Prince Ali Khan (right); and her grandparents, the Aga Khan III, Imam, and the Begum, with young Prince Ali Khan. The painting is by Dufy.
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Among ballet costume designs displayed in the entrance hall are three by artist Natalia Gontcharova and one by Larionov.