“By mixing new objects, made to look old, with genuine antique textiles and furniture,
the eye cannot easily differentiate between the two.”
The view from the dining room looks to the hall. Here Alidad has hung a 17th-century portrait on an 18th-century Italian textile - the marriage of the two adds another dimension to his already layered look. On the round table is a 17th- century table cloth, the type often seen in Old Master paintings.