Susie Hilfiger’s furniture collection heads to auction
#auctionwatch: The small-seen Connecticut house of Susie Hilfiger is for sale, like the furnishings, which head to auction tomorrow by means of Stair Galleries.
Hilfiger lived at Denbigh Farm for more than 30 a long time, owning bought the Greenwich estate in the mid-1990s with her former husband, all-American vogue designer Tommy Hilfiger, when he was at the height of his powers.
She resisted publishing pics of its interiors or offering interviews about the Connecticut residence and its sprawling grounds. However, following the departure of her kids and her relocation to California – she and Tommy divided in 2000 – the doors have been thrown open to the Sister Parish-influenced household as it and its contents are for sale.
When the former pair purchased Denbigh Farm, New York observe Albro & Lindeberg renovated the household from its first 1775 Quaker fashion to that of an English state estate, finish with 17 acres encompassing stables, apple orchards, tennis courts and completely manicured official gardens.
To distil some of his American id into the estate, Tommy Hilfiger commissioned a reproduction playhouse of George Washington’s Mount Vernon for the assets. The Hilfigers up-to-date the house in the early 2000s, tapping Virginia-based mostly architect Allan Greenberg and English place residence stalwart Colefax & Fowler to style its interiors.
Denbigh Farm boasts a wide variety of vivid colors, styles and vintage-motivated textiles throughout its rooms, with Susie’s love of the English state dwelling apparent all over.
Hand-painted de Gournay wallpaper in a light-weight and ethereal botanical topic is contrasted with ornate George III chairs and crystal chandeliers in the eating space. The layering proceeds in the main bedroom. A Bunny Mellon–designed four-poster is draped with Bob Collins & Sons floral material, established atop a matching floral-print carpet, an antique-impressed pink-and-yellow Batik bamboo cover bed and a plush chaise lounge in a different.
Introducing to the Anglophile appeal, there are even a few pieces from the late Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s collection scattered as a result of the dwelling, like the popular blue couch which sat at the conclude of their bed and housed her pug doll selection.
The playful and joyful character of Susie’s English country household aesthetic is evident in her layering of Arts & Craft rugs together with Chinese porcelain and Staffordshire creamware Chippendale chairs from Colefax & Fowler offset by leopard-print upholstered Louis XVI stools purchased at Sotheby’s.
All these items, gathered by Susie, are now on sale with Stair Galleries.
‘The Selection of Susie Hilfiger at Denbigh Farm’ signifies her sense of design and her skill to bring together American and European collecting traditions to build the individual and bespoke interiors that define Denbigh Farm and showcases a lifetime-extensive curiosity and connoisseurship of a household whose identify is synonymous with design, luxury, and uncompromising flavor.
The Selection of Susie Hilfiger at Denbigh Farm carries on from 11 am on 20 April 2023.
