The living room sofa, by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, is from Alan Moss; it’s covered in a mohair from Maharam. The chairs, from Laurin Copen Antiques, are covered in a light blue quilted silk from Jim Thompson. The pillows are from Fortuny.
Ballentine’s terrace wraps around three sides of the apartment and features a view of the Empire State Building. Designer Todd Black found the 1940s wrought-iron café chairs, attributed to René Prou, at Sotheby’s.
a Maison Jansen bronze lamp accents the credenza, in addition to a bronze by Wang Xieda and a Katy Grannan photograph.
The Charles H. Beckley headboard is covered in a silk ikat fabric from Carleton V; the shams are from Leontine Linens and the custom bed cover is by Marine Chan.
A Fendi fur coat and a Louis XV chair occupy a corner of the master bedroom.
In the foyer, a photograph by David LaChapelle rests on a custom parchment console table from Matthews & Parker; beneath, a chocolate leather Hermès Birkin bag sits on a vintage Ashanti stool.
The 19th-century English Macassar ebony table in the dining area is from Christie’s; the Arthur Court antler chairs, from Neo Studio, are upholstered in curly lamb’s wool from the Ranch, available through John Rosselli & Associates.
Homeowner Sandra Ballentine poses on a 19th-century painted Swedish chaise covered in ice blue satin from Donghia and accessorized with a fur throw from Adrienne Landau; the painting is by Carl Ostendarp.
This article appears in the May 2013 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens).