tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post799500106819044922..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: Bunny Mellon’s $49 Million NYC Townhouse For SalePigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-46078965121256977542013-10-08T14:03:24.498-04:002013-10-08T14:03:24.498-04:00The original interiors were by John Fowler, with I...The original interiors were by John Fowler, with Imogen Taylor ... not sure who oversaw the current interiors ... perhaps Colefax & Fowler had a hand in it.Mitchell Owensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-24676459193381559312013-10-08T12:51:19.292-04:002013-10-08T12:51:19.292-04:00Pal Mitchell Owens of AD Magazine finally answers ...Pal Mitchell Owens of AD Magazine finally answers the question of who designed the interiors of this house!<br /><br />http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/the-aesthete/2013/10/bunny-mellon-townhouse-painted-floors-paul-leonardPigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-64345576898049574032013-10-07T11:59:02.327-04:002013-10-07T11:59:02.327-04:00The dining room is certainly John Fowler. He did i...The dining room is certainly John Fowler. He did indeed work for the Mellon's - by post !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-79936498016882355212013-10-03T09:15:42.174-04:002013-10-03T09:15:42.174-04:00Someone with loads of money!Someone with loads of money!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-14610814651773647332013-10-03T09:15:23.962-04:002013-10-03T09:15:23.962-04:00Ohhhhh! Thanks Toby! I will make a point to pick i...Ohhhhh! Thanks Toby! I will make a point to pick it up!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-43800476009584302082013-10-02T11:50:47.161-04:002013-10-02T11:50:47.161-04:00As to who decorated it when the Mellons lived ther...As to who decorated it when the Mellons lived there, who lives there now, and what was or was not altered, the November 2013<br />issue of World of Interiors will give you the answers.Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-46047543753555736702013-09-28T20:03:14.079-04:002013-09-28T20:03:14.079-04:00Well, I couldn't resist -- I engaged in a bit ...Well, I couldn't resist -- I engaged in a bit of virtual design banditry. If you want to see what the Stravagante fabric would look like in the blue dining room: http://cheekycognoscenti.blogspot.com/2013/09/new-draperies-for-bunny-mellons-dining.html :-)Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-808789021873360252013-09-28T20:01:39.505-04:002013-09-28T20:01:39.505-04:00...You know, HER parents didn't name her Bunny......You know, HER parents didn't name her Bunny, either. Her given name was Rachel Lambert. Bunny is a nickname.Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-76221124815421244692013-09-28T20:00:28.859-04:002013-09-28T20:00:28.859-04:00I stand corrected -- I found higher res photos on ...I stand corrected -- I found higher res photos on Sotheby's and the walls are definitely glazed.Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-11673690944027271832013-09-27T08:03:31.529-04:002013-09-27T08:03:31.529-04:00Back in the day-mid 60s-I think that the Mellons w...Back in the day-mid 60s-I think that the Mellons wanted John Fowler to do-up the house. Fowler was too old and ailing or too chicken to fly to NY. He might have worked remotely from London, using photos of the rooms. It still looks great- I wonder who'll buy it? <br /><br />Best, HertsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-85972912467825954922013-09-25T23:24:58.134-04:002013-09-25T23:24:58.134-04:00It is a stunning exterior... and interior!It is a stunning exterior... and interior!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-85250183290341840412013-09-25T21:25:27.060-04:002013-09-25T21:25:27.060-04:00No, glazed. And the floors painted.No, glazed. And the floors painted.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-67773178200938124662013-09-25T20:59:08.443-04:002013-09-25T20:59:08.443-04:00I saw a big red, white & blue eagle pillow at ...I saw a big red, white & blue eagle pillow at an antique shop in Maine that said it was off Bunny Melon's [sic] yacht. I thought, did someone steal it?<br /><br />I do love the outside of this home.An Urban Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666212353075804092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-62008732931450469072013-09-25T20:33:13.879-04:002013-09-25T20:33:13.879-04:00It is incredible, isn't it!It is incredible, isn't it!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-40403556274408887622013-09-25T18:08:05.530-04:002013-09-25T18:08:05.530-04:00I think that they're de-accessioning all of th...I think that they're de-accessioning all of their real estate in preparation for Mrs. Mellon's death. At 105, it can't be too much longer that she's with us.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-68681613803576900242013-09-25T18:06:38.151-04:002013-09-25T18:06:38.151-04:00Sorry, I was wrong - it did sell in 2006 - to some...Sorry, I was wrong - it did sell in 2006 - to someone who loved across the street who sold their home to Woody Allen.The Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159724663060240920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-43579061924743817872013-09-25T17:40:09.005-04:002013-09-25T17:40:09.005-04:00This IS NOT the house that sold for 22.5mil...that...This IS NOT the house that sold for 22.5mil...that is the Carriage house down the street nearer to Lexington. This has never changed hands. The Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159724663060240920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-46754380534113106212013-09-25T16:59:16.886-04:002013-09-25T16:59:16.886-04:00Just a gem! What an amazing light!Just a gem! What an amazing light!Maison Myhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779558527898731939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-7532446027664265502013-09-25T16:20:16.373-04:002013-09-25T16:20:16.373-04:00I just looked up Stravagante. WOWI just looked up Stravagante. WOWPigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-19015938653956863402013-09-25T16:19:59.178-04:002013-09-25T16:19:59.178-04:00I knew that there was another property that sold l...I knew that there was another property that sold last year or so in Osterville, But no pix of the house!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-50926557781881453892013-09-25T16:19:31.458-04:002013-09-25T16:19:31.458-04:00Awwww... we can call you Bunny!Awwww... we can call you Bunny!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-71654668142296872642013-09-25T16:19:16.929-04:002013-09-25T16:19:16.929-04:00Shudder to think of how much per night!Shudder to think of how much per night!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-12254213965345995882013-09-25T16:19:00.916-04:002013-09-25T16:19:00.916-04:00Yes, it is!Yes, it is!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-26640619321509427552013-09-25T16:18:47.829-04:002013-09-25T16:18:47.829-04:00I found it on the Sotheby's site, didn't k...I found it on the Sotheby's site, didn't know it was in Curbed. Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-63054170758614794712013-09-25T16:05:28.060-04:002013-09-25T16:05:28.060-04:00This was from Curbed NY yesterday...So, as you may...This was from Curbed NY yesterday...So, as you may have gathered, the house is extremely nice. Designed in the Neoclassic French style, it includes three exposures, gardens in the front and back (the one in the back has a reflecting pool and a gazebo), and pretty much every different type of room you can think of—drawing room, study, library, formal dining room, powder rooms, staff rooms, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com