Spy Belle
Belle Magazine Australia|October 2019

A curious eye and an explorative spirit traverse the globe in search of romantic collections.

Steve Cordony
Spy Belle

This page, clockwise, from left Theodore Alexander ‘Nob Hill’ stool, $1610, from Laura Kincade. French majolica platter, $1400, from Macleay Concept Store. French gothic-style hexagonal center table, $2400, from The Vault Sydney. On table Vintage MCM round lidded ceramic box, $445, from Becker Minty. Display box, not for sale. Marius Giuge for Vallauris ceramic candlestick, $1450/pair, from The Vault Sydney. Vintage brass bookend, $3900/pair, from Conley & Co. ‘Pilgrim’ doorknocker, $80/pair, from The Society Inc. Michaël Verheyden ‘Busk’ vase, $3600, from Becker Minty. Création Baumann ‘Velling’ fabric, POA, from Boyac. Italian 1920s crystal and glass chandelier, $12,000, from Conley & Co. CH24 ‘Wishbone’ chair, $1450, from Cult. Palecek bronze rain drum, $1610, from Laura Kincade. C1840 English dessert service plate, $695/set of 10, from Greene & Greene Antiques. ‘Cotto’ porcelain floor tiles, POA, from Di Lorenzo. Background painted in Porter’s Paints ‘Biscuit’. Flowers by Myra Perez, from My Violet. For stockists see Address Book.

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