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Joseph Urban: Unlocking An Art Deco Bedroom

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A Place To Become

What’s revealed by the dressing table and the works around it?

  • Shiny black dressing table with dramatic curves and ivory-colored detailing.

    Dressing Table

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  • A chair in striped blue and yellow upholstery with a black frame.

    Chair

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  • Two desk lamps with brass, skinny, angled stems, triangular frosted glass shades, and square black glass bases.

    Pair of Lamps

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  • An abstract metal head of a woman painted in black and white with an orange collar.

    Head

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  • A ceramic head of a woman, painted in white, red, and brown. Dark curls and roses peek out from beneath a small brown hat that is tilted to cover her right ear.

    Head

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  • Ceiling

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  • Pair of rectangular, bright green glass bottles cut in a way that refracts light in a triangular pattern. Bottle stoppers are fan-shaped in solid green glass.

    Perfume Bottles

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  • White poodle sitting on a blue cushion.

    Ceramic Animals

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  • Small, lidded box and dish decorated with abstracted faces of women and colorful geometric forms.

    Dresser Boxes and Dishes

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