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antique Tunisian tiles, historical restoration, Lime-washed walls, Roberto Peregalli, Tangier, Tunesia, World of Interiors
Stunning image of Dahlias being arranged in an 18th century Moroccan marble fountain
in the Tangier home of architect Roberto Peregalli. Roberto and his partner Laura
Sartori Rimini set about restoring and joining a derelict trio of houses while preserving
a sense of their history. Crate upon crate of 17th and 18th century Tunisian tiles
journeyed across the Pyrenees and Italy to be carried here in wheelbarrows through
the maze of Medina alleyways. Old doors, railings, windows, balustrades and hardware
were purchased on travels about Morocco, sojourns through Paris and London flea
markets. Roberto photo-documented the original 18th century walls, “It was necessary
for the contrast between the shiny surfaces of the glazed tiles and the diaphanous
surfaces of the lime-washed walls- with an inner light achieved by many layers of paint
-to be convincing, to be “right”, soft…” Italian painter Edvige Tamburini directed
the restoration of the walls, working to achieve the same colors, using the same
materials as the 18th century.
A French arm chair upholstered in petit point
is crowned by a northern Italian portrait, both from the 17th century
Absolutely incredible wall treatment...I could swim in this color, roll
onto my back and stare at the sky in this color…
Victorian chairs surround the dining room table,
below copper lantern from the same period…
On the far wall, a panel of 18th century tiles from Fez
is flanked by two panels of 16th century tiles from Seville
Black and white antique marble tiles line the floor
of the L-shaped entrance, and are echoed among
the 18th century Tunisian tiles that decorate the dado.
A fragment of an antique Caucasian carpet hangs
from the first-floor gallery’s balustrade.
A huge skylight above floods the chamber with light
and suspends a great lantern by a double chain…
Antique double doors open out to to give a view of
the library and its early 19th century Italian bookcase.
Walls as painter’s canvas…truly inspirational.
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The World of Interiors Nov ’09
Photography Roland Beaufre
Ohhhh, I am drooling, these rooms are just stunning. I love those tall doors flanking the library, that caucasian carpet….
please drop by… I have a little something for you!
xx
Merci Renae!
Those incredible blues…lanterns, textiles. What a fantasy brought to life. Oh, to even visit there would be incredible.
The first photograph looks like a Liotard painting. The surfaces in this home are stunning and staggering.
Good point HBD, thank you…here’s some Liotard images
Here is original, wider image (click to enlarge):
Truly beautiful….what a feast for the eyes, especially the first shot. xv
I’m with you…where’s the edge…I want to jump right in and swim for days in the suffusion of these watery colored walls. Stunning post, Trish.
~Jermaine~
If you look through the images at W magazine here, you’ll see a photo of a central skylight (photo #3). This natural light flooding down contributes to the ethereal quality of the photos…like the first photo with Dahlias.
Hi Trish,
very nice pictures i saw already pictures of that place, but not so nice as yours.
Thanks for this 🙂
David
Oh my word….the most fabulous post of the month so far!!!!! I love, love, love this!!! Thanks for sharing this with us…..
Thank you Gypsy!
Tangiers is such a wonderful city. This place has so much charm
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