Ciragan Dining Room Set

The oval table sets the pace: a hand-painted lacquered top with a filigreed silver medallion sealed beneath glass, laid for a long dinner. High-backed chairs in sage-green patterned silk draw up around it, their crests carved and gilded. Along one wall a serpentine buffet rises to a tall Rococo mirror; opposite, a three-door curved vitrine holds crystal behind glass. Pearl-ivory lacquer runs across every frame, traced with gold and silver leaf, while crystal chandeliers throw their light down the marble floor. Pour the wine, and the whole room settles into an evening that runs late.