The Kips Bay Decorator Show House is the most prominent interior design event in New York City. For those unfamiliar with the design phenomenon, each year a group of renowned interior designers are chosen to create their own space inside an empty Manhattan home. The event is considered a must-see for design enthusiasts as it is known to influence emerging interior design trends.
The Kips Bay Decorator Show House launched in 1973 to raise funds for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, an after school enrichment program for New York City children. For more than four decades, Newel/Newel Props has collaborated with the designers helping to bring their vision to life. We are extremely proud to be a leading event vendor and show our support for this great organization.
In honor of the 47th Kips Bay Decorator Show House, opening on May 1st, we’ve decided feature some of our favorite designs featuring Newel inventory throughout the years. We hope you enjoy this trip down Kips Bay memory lane as much as we’ve enjoyed participating in this annual event.
Sid Udstad and George Dandridge, 1991
Chairs
PAIR of Italian Venetian Grotto (19th Cent) silver gilt arm chairs with carved seashell back & seat with dolphin design on arms. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Console Table
Italian Venetian Grotto style (19th Cent) silver polychromed console table with carved sea shell form top and dolphin legs with various crustaceans on a stretcher.
Mirror
Italian Venetian Grotto style (19th Cent) silver polychromed console table with carved sea shell form top and dolphin legs with various crustaceans on a stretcher.
Lighting
PAIR of French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) bronze festoon design floor torchiere with 6 arms and claw foot base.
Thomas Britt, 1997
Chairs
Set of 8 English Queen Anne style (20th Cent) walnut high back armchairs with beige leather upholstery
Console Table
English Chinese Chippendale style (19th Cent) red-lacquered Chinoiserie-design console table with filigree apron
Sherrill Canet, 2003
Lamps
Pair of French 1940s ebonized and gilt trimmed metal table lamps with palm design and octagonal mirrored base
Benches
Pair of Continental Neoclassic ebonized & fruitwood benches with carved swan headed upholstered arms above X form legs (Prob Russian, circa 1835)
Tonin MacCallum, 2006
Bed
English Georgian style carved mahogany 4 post bed with upholstered canopy (19th Cent)
Paintings
Asian Chinese style oil painting portrait on canvas of figural chinoiserie scene of 2 women in decorative dress framed by gold leaf painted fretwork (Companion pieces: 058969, 058970)
Tete-A-Tete
Asian Burmese style (19th Cent) carved and filigree rosewood tete a tete
Stool
Asian Chinese style blue & white glazed porcelain garden seat of hexagonal section decorated with peonies & flowering vines
Chair
Asian Chinese (19th Cent) red and gilt lacquered side chairs with filigree sides and back
Console Table
Italian Venetian (late 18th / early 19th Cent) green and decorated painted & parcel gilt console tables with lacca povera detail having a scalloped apron & serpentine top.
Mirror
Italian Venetian Murano 1940s wall mirror with 9 rectangular panels and etched floral & scroll design border with gold applied glass flowers & spindle trim (FUGA)
Chair
English Regency style (19th Cent) Brighton design bamboo round back arm chair with cushion.
Portrait
Copy of portrait painting of a French woman in gown holding rose, in gold oval frame
Sherrill Canet, 2010
Cabinet
Italian 1940s burl root veneered sideboard with twisted legs and green marble top with bronze trim (att: Tomaso Buzzi).
Mirror
Italian 1940s parchment and rosewood large rectangular wall mirror with bevelled glass
Lamp
Italian 1960s FONTANA ARTE frosted glass and brass trimmed table lamps with round 3 section shade supported by a cylindrical column resting on a round base
Chandelier
Italian Mid-Century style modern chandelier with “bubble” form glass balls suspended from brass rods in 5 concentric rings supported from a brass frame.
Todd Alexander Romano, 2012
Chandelier
Italian 1950s Venetian Murano amber glass chandelier with 42 arms spread over 7 tiers with glass scrolls (ARCHIMEDE SEGUSO)
Chairs
Set of 8 French Directoire white painted & gilt trimmed open arm chairs with round arms ending in gilt florets and resting on ball feet with upholstered seat & back
Commode
French 1940s orange lacquered commode with 2 painted mirror doors with Neo-classic scene and brass trim. (Mirror decorated att: ADRIEN EKMAN)
Stephen Mooney, 2013
Desk
French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) mahogany small table desk with bronze trim and a single drawer and a green leather top
Kati Curtis, 2016
Chairs
Pair of English Gothic Revival (19th Cent) mahogany filigree carved back arm chairs
Ken Fulk, 2017
Dining Table
English Regency mahogany round dining table with a molded edge supported on a pedestal base with 4 gilt claw legs and green painted trim
Cabinet
French 1940s (Louis XVI style) ebonized and bronze trimmed chest with 3 drawers over a 2 smaller drawers all having wreath & ring handles with a yellow marble top (att: JANSEN)
Center Table
Italian Neo-classic (18th Cent) center table with 2 white marble bases having carved winged lions and claw feet centering a rouge & Siena marble rondel supporting a later inlaid rectangular marble top.
Bookcases
2 English Regency style (1st ¼ 20th Cent) iron faux bamboo etagere with glass shelves and open lattice design top (PRICED EACH)
Side Chairs
PAIR of Rustic Continental (German) horn and oak trimmed side chairs with leopard upholstery and triple cross leg design. (19th Cent.)
End Table
Rustic Continental carved tramp art style end table with tapered square pedestal ending in tiered round base with carved round top and apron
Chairs
Pair of French Empire style gilt and green lacquered arm chairs with green velvet upholstery (18/19th Cent.)
Floor Lamp
French Art Nouveau bronze floor lamp with heron eating berries from tree on a shaped base
Bunny Williams, 2018
Coffee Table
American Post-War Design (MODERN) rectangular geometric faceted form glass coffee table with brass detailed resting on a gilt wood base.
Chairs
PAIR of Italian 1950s stained mahogany wing back arm chairs with upholstered seat & back and front legs with fluting and brass sabot feet (att: Paolo Buffa)
Coffee Table
Belgian Post-War Design fine acid etched brass coffee table with agate inset top resting on a black base (designed for Lova Creation by GEORGE MATHIAS; signed George Mathias on top & De Gandt on base
